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When the body recognizes a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous antigen and mounts an immune response this response is called what?
pathogenesis
What does an antigen do?
An antigen is a foreign body. It is used as a "template" to begin an appropriate immune response.
What causes the immune response?
an antigen
Any foreign substance that enters the body and induces an immune response is called?
Antigen
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 the substance that causes the immune system to respond?
lymph
What are the known causes of food allergies?
Food allergies occur when the immune system mounts an attack on certain proteins in certain foods. The substances in the food that trigger this immune-system response are called allergens. The immune system is a complex network of cells and molecules that help defend the body against foreign substances. When a properly functioning immune system detects a foreign substance, it responds to this threat by producing proteins called antibodies against the invaders. The antibodies will recognize and attack this foreign substance when they next encounter it. This "battle" is what causes the allergy symptoms.
What is responsible for complex response to the invasion of the body by foreign substance?
Immune System
Antigen structure and its classification?
A substance that reacts with the products of a specific immune response.
What is the name for the type of response when your immune system wrongly identifies a harmless substance as harmful and then attacks that substance?
brb
When a foreign substance invades the body what is it called?
Antigenan·ti·gen/ˈantijən/Noun:A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, esp. the production of antibodies.
What is the medical term meaning a foreign substance?
The medical term for a foreign substance is "antigen." An antigen is any substance that the immune system identifies as foreign and triggers an immune response.
