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What happens to the amount of anibodies when the virus has been destroyed?
When the virus has been destroyed, the production of antibodies specific to that virus will decrease over time since there is no longer a need to fight the virus. However, the immune system retains a memory of the virus, allowing it to mount a quicker and more effective response if the virus is encountered again in the future.
What happens if the patient has antibodies against influenza virus?
They should not get sick with that specific flu (but could with others).
What do antibodies to the aids virus indicate?
Antibodies to the AIDS virus indicates the person is HIV positive.
Patient's serum influenza virus and red blood cells are mixed in a tube What happens if the patient has antibodies against influenza virus?
If the patient has antibodies against the influenza virus, the antibodies will bind to the virus particles present in the serum. This binding will lead to the formation of virus-antibody complexes. These complexes will then activate the complement system, leading to the lysis of red blood cells through the classical pathway of complement activation.
Can you have antibodies for herpes without actually having the virus?
Yes, it is possible to have antibodies for herpes without actually having the virus. Antibodies can be present in the body as a result of previous exposure to the virus or through vaccination.
Why won't the antibodies for measles work against chickenpox?
Antibodies for measles don't work against chickenpox virus because antibody for measles virus can not bind to chickenpox virus. Antibody for a specific antigen should have a shape and structure that is able to fit into this virus. Then it will be able to inhibit the activity of this virus. When a measles vaccine is inserted inside human body, or when someone has measles, the T type lymphocytes (White Blood Cells) detect the type of viruses and then B type lymphocytes produce the antibodies against this specific type of virus. If viruses of the vaccine are alive they will reproduce themselves inside the human body and the number of antibodies against them also increases. Antibodies bind to these viruses and destroy them. Now the virus (of specific disease which needs prevention) which was in the vaccine have been destroyed but the antibodies against this disease viruses are still there and they prevent from the actual disease causing viruses. Antibodies are specific: An infection with the measles virus means that the person makes antibodies only against measles. It doesn't make any antibodies against chickenpox too.
What virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produces that antibodies?
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies.
Blood that is tested for HIV is tested for presence of antibodies to the virus not the virus itself?
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How can your body produce antibodies against dead viruses?
A virus doesn't have to be alive for the body to produce antibodies against it. Antibodies recognize the physical appearance of a virus. By using dead viruses the immune system is taught to look out for a live virus with the same characteristics of the dead one, but you don't risk being infected by the virus.
What coat the virus and keep it from making you sick?
Antibodies
What on a virus stimulates the body's production of antibodies?
An Antigen.
What effect would antibodies have on a virus that causes the flu?
Antibodies can attach to and render a virus unable to attach to your cells to infect them. If you get a preventive vaccination, your antibodies will get to work on this project much sooner and you may feel no symptoms at all. More: Antibodies are specific to each particular virus or other pathogen, and play a key role in the immune response to invading virus infections. The antibodies are created to be the perfect shape to block the virus from being able to attach to the cells. If unable to attach to the cell, the virus can not reproduce. See related questions below for more information about the immune response to viral infections.
