9-10. Rh factors are proteins that were first discovered in the blood of Rhesus Monkeys, but humanshave them too. If you are Rh positive, it means that there are Rh type proteins in your blood. If you areRh negative, there are no Rh type proteins in your blood. Positive is dominant over negative, soheterozygous individuals are Rh positive. Problems can arise when a Rh-negative mother has a childwho is Rh positive. Which of the statements will answer the following questions: Why does the mother'sbody attack her own baby in this situation? Why does the situation get worse for the second pregnancy?a. The mother's body sees the foreign proteins produced by her baby as a threat. She builds upantibodies against them.b. The baby is delivered before the situation gets too out of hand, but the next pregnancy will bemore problematic because her immune system is sensitized and fully prepared at the onset ofthe next pregnancy.c. Her immune system attacks the baby, often resulting in a miscarriage. Immune suppressingdrugs can be given to the mom, but then she's more likely to get sick because her body's germfighting ability is diminished.d. All of the statements above

Name: 9-10. Rh factors are proteins that were first discovered in the blood
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Description: 9-10. Rh factors are proteins that were first discovered in the blood of Rhesus Monkeys, but humanshave them too. If you are Rh positive, it means that there are Rh type proteins in your blood. If you areRh negative, there are no Rh type proteins in