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What protects the body from bacteria?
An organism's immune system protects it from harmful bacteria and other organisms. In terms of the Human immune system, this includes leukocytes (white blood cells of various types) and the various parts of the lymphatic system.
How does the body fight off bacteria?
When the body detects a attack like a disease, it creates whites cells (leucocytes) in order to fight this disease.Read more: How_does_your_body_fight_infectionfever:D
What is the difference between immune system and auto immune system?
Well, lets start with the basics, your immune system is what keeps you from getting colds and flu's easily. so your auto-immune system (protection) automatically defends your body against these types of attacks, where anti-immune are the things trying to attack your immune system (Virus).
What types of microbes do adaptive immune responses combat?
The adaptive immune system was developed in higher vertebrates to combat pathogens and antigens. These can include viruses, bacteria, and anything else that can cause the immune system to launch an immune response.
Why are bacteria unable to live in our bodies?
Bacteria do live in and on our bodies, in fact we could not live without the bacteria that live symbiotically in our gut helping us digest foods and forming the majority of the mass of our feces. However there are many places in our bodies where bacteria can harm us when they live there, causing diseases. Our immune system attempts to track down and kill bacteria (as well as viruses, parasites, fungi, etc.) in those places and limit the damage. One part of the immune system reacts as a "generalist" attacking all unknown foreign cells that it does not recognize as "self", another part of the immune system reacts as a "specialist" learning what has attacked us and preparing to fight that in the future when it is encountered again. This "specialist" portion of the immune system can be preactivated by vaccination to prevent disease.
Is a cut on your gum a bad thing?
yes, ofcourse it is a bad thing. There are several types of bacteria present in the mouth cavity and the denture, The cut in the gum will expose your blood to feed these bacteria. Excess growth of harmful bacteria may coutract your immune system.
What are types of anitgen's?
There are several types of antigens, including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Antigens can be found on the surface of pathogens like viruses and bacteria, as well as on the surface of foreign cells or substances that enter the body. They stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies and mount an immune response.
What stimulates a person's body to produce chemicals that destroy vireses or bacteria?
The best answer would be Antibodies; however, these do not chemically "attack" viruses or bacteria. More accurately, antibodies recognize various germs and allow the various cell types of your immune system to attack and destroy these germs directly. For more info on how this works see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_immune_system
What type of bacteria are always found alone?
Most bacteria are found in groups or colonies, but some species prefer to live alone, such as the bacteria that cause gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) or syphilis (Treponema pallidum). These types of bacteria have developed strategies to evade the immune system and survive as solitary organisms.
What type of arthritis is believed to result from the immune systems attack on ones own joint tissues?
There are hundreds of types of arthritis. The most common variety that fits your description of the immune system attacking the joint tissue is Rheumatoid Arthritis. Another immunological disease is Psoriatic Arthritis, where it is believed the immune system attacks the skin as well as the joints.
What are two ways that rough bacteria differ from smooth bacteria?
Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria is found in two types: a type III-S (smooth) and type II-R (rough) strain. The smooth strain covers itself with a polysaccharide capsule that protects it from the host's immune system, resulting in the death of the host, while the II-R strain doesn't have that protective capsule and is defeated by the host's immune system.The smooth type has a "coat" that prevents it from attacks from the host's immune system and it is very virulent.
What happens if you mix blood types"?
When different blood types are mixed, the immune system may recognize the foreign blood cells as invaders and attack them, leading to a potentially dangerous immune response. This can cause serious health complications, such as organ damage or even death. It is important to match blood types carefully for transfusions to avoid these risks.
