PATHOLOGY MCQ
IMMUNE RESPONSE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Body produces antibodies that attack a variety of tissues and organs
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Genetically inherited disease in which the immune system is severely impair
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Body produces antibodies that attack the membranes lining and the joints
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Body produces antibodies that attack nerve cells
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Detailed explanation-1: -Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of rare disorders caused by mutations in different genes involved in the development and function of infection-fighting immune cells. Infants with SCID appear healthy at birth but are highly susceptible to severe infections.
Detailed explanation-2: -In SCID, the child’s body has too few lymphocytes or lymphocytes that don’t work properly. Because the immune system doesn’t work as it should, it can be difficult or impossible for it to battle the germs-viruses, bacteria, and fungi-that cause infections.
Detailed explanation-3: -Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is the most severe form of immunodeficiency and is also on occasion associated with autoimmune phenomena, usually in the form of the Omenn’s Syndrome phenotype.