Exploring the Immune Response System
Immune Response FAQ
What is an autoimmune response?
Sometimes the immune system mistakenly thinks that the body's own cells are foreign cells. It then attacks healthy, harmless cells in the body. This is known as an autoimmune response. There are two subsystems within the immune system, known as the innate (non-specific) immune system and the adaptive (specific) immune system.
How does an inflammatory response start?
An inflammatory response begins when a pathogen stimulates an increase in blood flow to the infected area. Blood vessels in that area expand, and white blood cells leak from the vessels to invade the infected tissue. These white blood cells, called phagocytes engulf and destroy bacteria.
What is a bacterial response?
At its simplest level, this response involves identifying and clearing damaged and dying cells from the body. More complex responses have evolved to counteract assault on the body by infectious agents, including bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi.
Immune Response References
If you want to know more about Immune Response, consider exploring links below:
What Is Immune Response
- https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/immune-system
- https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/immune-response
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_response
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