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What is an overreaction of the immune system to an invading particle or substance that is not normally harmful?
An overreaction of the immune system to an otherwise harmless substance is called an allergic reaction. In allergies, the immune system mistakenly identifies the harmless substance as a threat and produces an exaggerated response, leading to symptoms such as sneezing, itching, or hives.
What type of immune disorder is SLE?
The Immune Disorder SLE is and autoimmune disorder.
Is rheumatoid arthritis an immune system disorder?
Yes Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune system disorder in which the immune system turns on the body and mistakenly destroys tissue.
An immune disorder is a possible cause for which disease?
Several diseases are caused by immune disorders. Alopecia - where the hair falls out in clumps - may well be caused by an immune disorder.
What is mounting an excessive immune response to a harmless antigen called?
Allergy
What is an immune system?
Any disorder affecting immunity is called as immune system disorder. Now most common cause for the same is HIV infection.
How the immune system helps?
Vaccines contain a 'dead' or weakened form of a virus. The immune system will still respond as if the virus were a threat (when it is completely harmless) and will destroy it, generating lymphocytes that will 'recognise' the virus if it ever enters the body again, allowing rapid destruction if the virus ever enters the body again.
What is immune disorder characterized by the production of histamines?
Allergy
Is rheumatoid arthritis considered an immune disorder?
yes
What is an overreaction of the immune system to an invading particle?
That is called an allergy.
What is the substance that causes the immune system to respond?
lymph
Why are individuals with HIV more likely to get normally harmless illnesses?
their immune system is ruined
