PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

IMMUNE RESPONSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term for a nonspecific immune response characterized by redness and swelling?
A
fever
B
tissue rejection
C
antigen
D
inflammation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -inflammation: basic innate immune response characterized by heat, redness, pain, and swelling. interferons: early induced proteins made in virally infected cells that cause nearby cells to make antiviral proteins.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the tissue level, inflammation is characterized by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and loss of tissue function, which result from local immune, vascular and inflammatory cell responses to infection or injury [5].

Detailed explanation-3: -The non-specific response is a generalized response to pathogen infections involving the use of several white blood cells and plasma proteins. Non-specific immunity, or innate immunity, is the immune system with which you were born, made up of phagocytes and barriers.

Detailed explanation-4: -INNATE IMMUNITY. Innate, or nonspecific, immunity is the defense system with which you were born. It protects you against all antigens. Innate immunity involves barriers that keep harmful materials from entering your body.

Detailed explanation-5: -When a pathogen invades a tissue, it almost always elicits an inflammatory response. This response is characterized by pain, redness, heat, and swelling at the site of infection, all caused by changes in local blood vessels.

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