Immunology 8

Question 1

This is an X-chromosome linked disease (therefore can only affect males and females can only be carriers).

When patients lack functional T cells and B cells

Answer 1

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

Question 2

What does a virus induced immune suppression do to your immune system?

Answer 2

It kills CD4 T cells = meaning it won’t be able to activate B cells and won’t be able to provide antibodies/activate cytotoxic immune response.

• it weakens/suppresses immune system

Question 3

This is a disease where lymphocytes are overactive and they begin to attack self tissue.

Answer 3

Autoimmune disease.

Question 4

Autoimmune attack is mediated by ________

Answer 4

Adaptive immunity/adaptive immune response

Question 5

This is critical to avoid autoimmunity. And is when the thymus acts to delete auto reactive T cells

Answer 5

Immune tolerance (you’re tolerating the auto reactive T cells)

Question 6

What is an example of autoimmune disease?

Answer 6

Rheumatoid arthritis => affects joints (often late onset of symptoms

Diabetes Type 1

Question 7

These are antigens that trigger allergy

Answer 7

Allergens