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When the body is invaded by a pathogen it starts to make antigens..is this true or false?
True
What has to be true for the successful development of a vaccine to be used against a pathogen?
It is necessary that the surface antigens of the pathogen remain unchanged
Which of the following is NOT true about antibodies a. an antibody has more than one antigen binding site b. a pathogen can have different epitopes c. a pathogen makes more than one antigen?
C is false.A pathogen can have multiple epitopes and antigens. A single antigen is simply one molecule, and the cell surface is littered with millions of antigens.
What is a true pathogen and an opportunistic pathogen?
True Pathogen- are capable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses ex. influenza virus, plague bacillus, and ect Opportunistic pathogen- cause disease when the host's defenses are compromised or when they grow in part of the body that is not natural to them
Infected cells have some of the pathogen's proteins on their surfaces?
true
There is only one kind of pathogen true or flase?
false
True or false Vaccination triggers an immune response against the pathogen by simulating an infection?
True
What pathogen was the first true vaccine protected against a disease called?
small pox
Is this statement true or false There is only one kind of pathogen?
scientifically speaking the answer is false.
What is a true pathogen?
True pathogens can cause illness in a completely healthy person. They will cause sickness in a normal, uncompromised immune system.
What makes every pathogen unique?
every pathogen is different, the main and only difference is the antigen which live upon it and often release toxins which can also harm the body as well as the actual infection it is carrying. What makes them different are it's Antigens.:)
A given pathogen will provoke either a cell-mediated response or an antibody-mediated response but not both?
true
