how does MALT protect your body?

Q: Does the complement system work in more than one way?

A: The complement system is considered as a heat-labile element of normal plasma causing the…

Q: How does the immune system fights tetanus?

A: Tetnus is a very fatal infection caused by clostridium tetani  This bacteria can be found in  soil…

Q: What is the source of Interferons (type I)?

A: Interferons can be defined as the group of signaling proteins that are released with the help of…

Q: What does the Immune system do for the body?

A: The immune system is the protection to the body. Immune system protects against outside Invaders…

Q: The influenza virus produces a protein that degrades interferon. How does this increase its…

A: Some viruses like influenza virus escape the anti-viral activities of interferons by gene (and thus…

Q: What in the situation like - Inflammation of the tonsils  ?

A: Tonsils and adenoids are composed of tissues similar to the lymph nodes or glands. Tonsils can…

Q: Why people get AIDS?

A: AIDS stands for an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is a chronic disease that leads to a…

Q: how does a fever help the body fight infections

A: Pathogens are disease-causing microorganisms that upon entering a healthy body cause illness or…

Q: What is the expected result if a compromised person is exposed to a true pathogen?

A: The term 'immuno-compromised' refers to the condition of an individual whose immune defenses are…

Q: Who gets AIDS?

A: AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)- It is a serious life-threatening disease that weakens our…

Q: why is MALT considered strategically placed?

A: MALT stands for Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue. The solitary lymph nodules and aggregated…

Q: Why do you think celiac disease causes several types of symptoms and potentially serious…

A: Introduction Autoimmune diseases:- It is a condition when your immune system attacks healthy cells…

Q: How do the effects of the virus on the immune system cause the death of the person infected with…

A: A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may be caused by one of two retroviruses, HIV-1 or…

Q: Does the TB skin test expose you to tuberculosis?

A: Answer- Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that affects lungs and spreads when a person coughs.

Q: What physical and chemical factors provide protection from disease in the skin and mucous membranes?

A: Introduction: The disease is a specific irregular condition that adversely influences the design or…

Q: How would damage to the ciliated cells of the respiratory tract predispose a person to infection?

A: The trachea and bronchi contains ciliated epithelial layer. The mucus is secreted by the goblet…

Q: Why is the spleen considered a hematologic organ? Why can humans live without it?

A: The lymphoid organs are involved in the development, maturation, activation, differentiation, and…

Q: What is Allergy (Hypersensitivity)?

A: When immune system responds abnormally to a foreign substance like antigen or an allergen  , it's…

Q: Explain how antibiotics work to rid the body of infection.

A: Antibiotics are the drugs used to the cells. It can be antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial and…

Q: What types of therapy are used to fight AIDS?

A: Microorganisms or microbes are defined as organisms that cannot be viewed by unaided eyes and are…

Q: How can you be protected from invading pathogens?

A: A microbe is a living entity that is so tiny that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. Microbiology…

Q: How does the immune system remember the previous viruses that it had fought?

A: It is made up of special organs,  cells and chemicals that fight infection.  The main parts of…

Q: How do Cytotoxic T cells "kill" infected cells?

A: Lymphocytes are a kind of white blood cells that are major immune cells in the body. Lymphocytes are…

Q: How does the immunization works?

A: Immunology is a part of science that covers the investigation of resistant frameworks in all life…

Q: What is the major defect in AIDS, and what causes it?

A: AIDS is Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is a chronic and life-threatening disorder. AIDS is…

Q: How does B cells and Lysozyme fight off infection

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Q: How many times must a child be vaccinated against tuberculosis?

A: Tuberculosis A bacterial infection that affects the lungs. Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium…

Q: person with AIDS is likely to develop infectious disease because the virus that causes AIDS ?

A: HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is a single-stranded RNA virus that infects humans and develops…

Q: What is Interferons (type II)?

A: The human body is made up of different biomolecules performing different classes of function in…

Q: How are siRNA used to treat Ebola?

A: Ebola virus causes fatalistically intense severe  hemorrhagic fever . Also known as Ebola…

Q: Is BPPV hard to treat?

A: BPPV is benign  paraoxysmal positional vertigo which is not hard to treat. The treatment is consists…

Q: What is the Factors That Alter the Resistance to Infection?

A: The factors that alter the resistance to infection depend on the immune system of the body. The…

Q: What is the mechanism by which the AIDS virus causes deficiency of immune system of the infected…

A: Aids js acquired immuno deficiency syndrome which is caused by the HIV virus (human immuno…

Q: Identify the normal defenses of the body against infection ?

A: A disease is a specific aberrant condition that affects the structure or function of all or part of…

Q: What does the flu shot protect against? Why do you need to get a new flu shot every year for…

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Q: Bryan is a physician at a major metropolitan hospital. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, his…

A: Antibiotics These are either synthetic or semisynthetic agents that prevents or reduces the growth…

Q: How does a latent infection differ from a chronic infection?

A: When a microorganism invades and multiplies inside the body of its host, then it is termed an…

Q: Why is the evasion of phagocytosis a type of virulence factor?

A: Virulence factors are substances that aid germs in invading the host at the cellular level. These…

Q: In what ways is a phagocyte a tiny container of disinfectants?

A: Phagocytes are the cells which protects the body by the process of ingesting the harmful foreign…

Q: What happens if you have no B cells?

A: B-cells, as other white blood cells, emerge from hematopoietic immature microorganisms that live…

Q: What factors influence the body’s resistance to infection?

A: The body's resistance to infection includes the ability of the body to fight against the infection.…

Q: What types of infections can occur after AIDS has developed in the body?

A: AIDS (Acquired immuno Deficiency Syndrome )or HIV(Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) destructs the…

Q: How does Mass Blood Donation helps people in the midst of pandemic?

A: By donating the blood by the healthy individual could save the other people who are at risk of…

Q: What is Interferons (type I)?

A: Biology terms are fundamental concepts and terms used in biology, which is the study of life and…

Q: What are allergens? How do they cause inflammatory response inside human body?

A: Inflammation an immune response, which is triggered by the immune system in response to stimuli,…

Q: How do activated B cells fight a current infection?

A: B cells / B lymphocytes are originated and matured in the bone marrow and then circulated…

Q: what are pathogen?

A: The microorganisms on the earth exist in different forms, shapes, sizes, and in a diverse range of…

Defense Mechanism

Circumstances influence and compel people to behave in a certain way. One such behavior is a defense mechanism. It is employed by people to escape from unpleasant circumstances, thoughts and actions. Defense mechanisms are, thus, psychological strategies that help to avert and avoid unwanted feelings such as guilt or shame and situations such as threat and danger.