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What do we call the part of your immune system that actively targets germs in your body for destruction?
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What is Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura?
It is a disorder in which the immune system targets and destroys blood platelets
What occurs when the immune response is compromised?
I think it's when the virus targets only the immune system, and infects it
Why do people with HIV get pneumonia?
Their immune system becomes inoperative. They become easy targets for such infections.
Four of the five cells listed - viruses cells - MHC markers - cancer cells - bacteria - dead cells - are targets of the immune system - Select the exception?
MHC markers- which are proteins that present or "show" antigens like bacteria to other immune cells. Instead of being targets, they are helper proteins of the immune system.
Use of immune system to counteract the destruction of cancer cells is known as?
biotherapy/immunotherapy
How would the destruction of the ozone affect man?
It would cause:Skin cancerEye cataractSuppression of immune system
Can a virus destroy the immune system?
HIV targets CD4+ cells in your immune system, and uses them for factories of reporduction. The CD4+ lymphocyte is the most potent killer in your immune system. By killing off these CD4+ cells, HIV can effectively render your immune system useless and leave you susceptible to many different types of infections that can be fatal.
Is there any animals immune to free radicals?
No.The immune system protects against biological targets like microorganisms (e.g. bacteria, fungi, viruses), cancers, etc.Free radicals are nonliving chemicals that are ionized and highly reactive. Vitamin E is a partial protection against free radicals.Note: the immune system creates free radicals itself that it uses to attack its various targets. Sometimes the free radicals produced by the immune system damage the body too, causing additional symptoms beyond the disease itself. Taking excessively high doses of vitamin E can prevent this function of the immune system from working.
What is resolving colitis?
Resolving Colitis is where your colon had an infection, the immune system has killed it, but has not shut off and is still actively attacking the colon to kill what is not there.
AIDS cripples the immune system by interfering with activity of cells called?
HIV cripples the immune system by infecting and killing helper T cells (specifically CD4+ T cells), macrophages, and dendritic cells. These cells hold crucial roles in the immune system in identifying and destroying antigens (foreign invaders). Over time, this destruction of the immune system causes the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
What system protects the body against infection?
your immune system and your White blood cells produce antibodies
What system in the human body is destroyed by the disease called aids?
AIDS targets your immune system, making it harder for your body to fight off even the simplest of illnesses, like the flu or the common cold.
