Immune disorders Flashcards

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How do allergies occur?

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Allergies occur when the immune system mistaken non harmful foreign particles as serious threats. Therefore, histamine ( a chemical ) is released by white blood cells into bloodstream to help the immune system to defend.

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When harmless particles is mistaken as something serious, it launches our immune response which causes..

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sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes

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What is the effects of anti-histamines?

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They block the effect of histamine causing a relief to allergies

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Aids are caused by the..

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human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ), they are also discovered in 1983

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The human immunodeficiency virus specifically targets killer t-cells therefore..

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infected cells will remain roaming around and prevents your immune system from working properly

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The HIV virus does not kill you but..

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it messes with ur immune system causing it to not function properly

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