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What is immune tolerance?
What is immune tolerance?
- Decrease in the body's ability to fight invaders
- Unresponsiveness of the immune system toward certain substances or tissues (correct)
- Attack and damage of the body's own tissues
- Overactivity of the immune system
What can result from the failure or breakdown of immune tolerance?
What can result from the failure or breakdown of immune tolerance?
- Immune deficiency diseases
- Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases (correct)
- Increased vulnerability to infections
- Overactivity of the immune system
Which of the following is a possible cause of autoimmune diseases according to the text?
Which of the following is a possible cause of autoimmune diseases according to the text?
- Infectious diseases (correct)
- Physical trauma
- Genetic mutations
- Nutritional deficiencies
What environmental factor has been linked to autoimmune diseases?
What environmental factor has been linked to autoimmune diseases?
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What do immune deficiency diseases decrease?
What do immune deficiency diseases decrease?
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