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Immune System
This category is for questions about how our bodies identify and fight off disease, infection or pathogens through specialized cells, tissues and organs. The system that does this is called the immune system. It produces antibodies which recognize intruders and neutralizes potentially pathogenic organisms or substances.
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OF COURSE, By eating HEALTHY and WAHING YOUR HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM AND BEFORE AND AFTER EATING.
Does immune mean fight against?
No, immune doesn't mean to fight against. Immune means something is unaffected.
How is a problem with the immune system causing skin lesions diagnosed?
When involvement of the immune system is suspected, doctors may order a immunofluorescence test, which detects antibodies to specific antigens using a fluorescent chemical.
Is pathogen apart of the skin?
No, pathogens are not a part of the skin. Pathogens are harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that can cause infections. The skin serves as a protective barrier against these pathogens, helping to prevent them from entering the body. While some harmless bacteria naturally reside on the skin and contribute to its health, true pathogens are not considered a normal part of skin flora.
adaptive
Ferritin is a protein that stores iron. Low ferritin is a precursor to anemia, so if you do nothing about the low ferritin level your iron level will eventually drop.
Polyclonal antibody recognizes several epitopes on the target protein while monoclonal antibody recognizes only single epitope. Sometimes, monoclonal antibodies are not able to precipitate the antigen because the epitope might need to be exposed on the surface of the antigen to be recognized by the antibody. Since the epitope might be hidden and it's a single epitope that is recognized by the monoclonal antibody, the propability of the antibody to reconize the epitope is lower compared with the polyclonal antibody that recognizes several epitopes on the target protein.
What are the types of immunity?
The three types of immunity is innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and passive immunity.
What is being done to solve the ozone problem?
Considering the same pollution that causes your so called "problem" acts as a blanket and in turn nullifies the effect of the "growing" ozone hole..... And the polution is generaly made of two parts greenhouse gasses and just plain ick. But in taking away the ick and doing nothing about the greenhouse gas we are also screwing ourselves over with "global warming" Yeah, the earth is capable of taking care of itself. When we try to help we screw things up more... And if you noticed the "" around global warming, the exact weather of the planet as a form of science has not been around for a long time. The earth has natural cycles we haven't been arround long enough to measure. Who is to say that the earth shouldn't have periods of warm or cold fluctuation. It's just that scientists are always flipping bs around like "ice age" and "global warming" the sad part is that people these days will believe almost anything the media feeds them. And completely disregard things that are blatantly obvious. Get your heads out of your rears people! Don't Listen to the idiot scientists who disregard a giant weather system called el niño that happens to cross close to us and effect weather... They try and call it, something that should naturally be happening, a sign of our "rising global temperatures. Come on! When I was younger they were all making fits about an ice age! I'm going to end this rant now... Anyone else want to ask dumb questions?
What is it mean when your appendix hurts when you run a lot?
It might not be your appendix. It might be muscle strain in that quadrant of the pelvic girdle. If it is really your appendix, you should see a doctor. Actually, you should see a doctor anyway, because there are too many possible explanations for this, and it does depend highly on the individual.
