Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity is a medical condition where a person’s immune system attacks that person’s own body. A healthy immune system recognizes viruses, bacteria, an…
Autoimmunity is a medical condition where a person’s immune system attacks that person’s own body. A healthy immune system recognizes viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens, then fights them off. When a person has autoimmunity, their immune system attacks the person’s own body. It recognizes the body’s healthy cells and tissues as antigens, and reacts by attacking them. Sometimes this reaction causes severe inflammation, which can be painful and dangerous. Sometimes the reaction is not dangerous and causes very few symptoms.[1] Diseases caused by autoimmunity are called autoimmune diseases.
A person can suddenly develop autoimmunity. Scientists can also cause autoimmunity by injecting people with autoantigens (the healthy cells that the immune system attacks).[2]
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References
- ↑ Lawrence E., Ed., ed. (1999). Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-22708-9.
- ↑ Hadžiselimović R., Pojskić N. (2005). Uvod u humanu imunogenetiku / Introduction to Human Immunogenetics. Sarajevo: INGEB. ISBN 9958-9344-3-4.
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