Hygiene Hypothesis Flashcards
1
Q
Which type of immune response imbalance leads to autoimmunity?
A
Th2 T helper cell response
2
Q
What three treatments of helminthic therapy are currently available?
A
Necator americanus (hookworm)
Trichuris trichiura ova (human whipworm eggs)
Trichuris suis ova (pig whipworm eggs)
3
Q
What is pig whipworm used to treat?
A
inflammatory bowel disease. worms will not fully develop or reproduce in humans because humans are not a definitive or intermediate host
