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Endogenous infectious agents arise from microbes that are?
naturally present or originate within the host's body, such as bacteria or viruses. These agents can cause diseases when they disrupt the body's normal functioning and immune response.
Substance produced by the body that destroys the antigen?
Antibodies are proteins produced by the body's immune system that specifically target and destroy antigens, such as bacteria or viruses, by binding to them and marking them for destruction.
A substance formed by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance is?
An antibody is a substance formed by the body in response to a perceived foreign substance. Antibodies are produced by the immune system to help identify and neutralize potentially harmful invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
Why are swollen glands a sign of a possible infection in the body?
Swollen glands, also known as lymph nodes, are part of the body's immune system. When there is an infection, the lymph nodes may swell as they work to trap and kill the infectious agents. This swelling is a sign that the immune system is active in fighting off the infection.
What functions does blood have?
1. Respiration. Replentish O2, remove H2O 2. Maintain pH balance of tissues and cells throughout body. 3. Bring nutrition to cells-- water, glucose, electrolytes. 4. Remove waste products from where they're produced and take them to liver or spleen for detoxification. 5. Deliver antibodies and immune cells to parts of body challenged by infectious agents.
What is the disease that damages the human immune system leaving the body open to certain infectious agents?
hiv
Endogenous infectious agents arise from microbes that are?
naturally present or originate within the host's body, such as bacteria or viruses. These agents can cause diseases when they disrupt the body's normal functioning and immune response.
What is definition of the word hapten?
A hapten is a small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. The carrier can also be one that does not elicit an immune response by itself. Things such as infectious agents, or insoluble foreign matter can elicit an immune response in the body as well as large lolecules.
How white blood cell react in response to pathogens?
Some white blood cells (WBCs) signal the immune response, others produce antibodies, and others engulf and destroy infectious agents.
The weakening of which system increases the possibility of acquiring an infectious disease like HIV or hepatitis?
The weakening of the immune system increases the possibility of acquiring an infectious disease.
If someone has HIV positive why are they more likely to get infections?
But anyone infected with HIV can infect other people, even if they have no symptoms. .... to five times more likely to acquire HIV through sexual contact with an HIV-positive person.
How may the contracting of infections in hospitals be explained?
This weakened immune system can be caused either by the patient's diseases or by treatments given to the patient. Second, many medical procedures can increase the risk of infection by introducing infectious agents
Substance produced by the body that destroys the antigen?
Antibodies are proteins produced by the body's immune system that specifically target and destroy antigens, such as bacteria or viruses, by binding to them and marking them for destruction.
Which disease damages the human immune system leaving the body open to certain infectious agents?
There are many diseases that destroy the immune system. The most widely-spread immune disease is the AIDS virus affecting huge populations in third world countries especially in the continent of Africa.
A substance formed by the body in reaction to a perceived foreign substance is?
An antibody is a substance formed by the body in response to a perceived foreign substance. Antibodies are produced by the immune system to help identify and neutralize potentially harmful invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
Why are swollen glands a sign of a possible infection in the body?
Swollen glands, also known as lymph nodes, are part of the body's immune system. When there is an infection, the lymph nodes may swell as they work to trap and kill the infectious agents. This swelling is a sign that the immune system is active in fighting off the infection.
The macrophage and lymphocytes are major agents of the?
immune system.
