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What is a allergic response called?

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What is the chemical called that causes an allergic response?

It's general biochemical name is an Antigen - anti = against and gen = genesis.


What drug provokes an allergic response?

Any drug can provoke allergic response. Every one is unique and different. So some individuals give individual response to the given drug. All the drugs can give allergic response in some individuals. Some drugs are more prone to give allergic response. No drug is designed to give an allergic response. It will not be called as drug in that case.


Immune responses which affect adversely the host are often called what humoral response cellular response allergic response or natural immunity?

An allergic response is an immune over reaction to a harmless allergen such as pollen which will adversely affect the host, when the allergen is pollen this causes hayfever.


What is an allergic response?

An allergic response is a response of the immune system to some form of allergen. It may take the form of itching, inflammation, or tissue injury.


What is the medical term meaning a severe systemic allergic response in which the patient may die within minutes?

The potentially fatal allergic reaction is called anaphylaxisAnaphylaxis


Why are prople allergic to cats?

The primary allergen is a protein called Fel d 1 that is produced by cat saliva and sebaceous glands, which causes either an allergic or asthmatic response.


What is the primary mediator of an allergic response?

Histamine


Anaphylactic shock is an example of an?

Allergic Response


How is an allergic response different from a normal inflammation response?

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An acute allergic response can lead to?

anaphylactic shock


What describes the body's recognition of a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous antigen and subsequent mounting of an immune response?

an allergic reaction


What is a substance that induces an immune response?

This substance has a general name called an antigen.