Correct option is B
The substances to which such an immune response is produced are called allergens. The antibodies produced to these are of IgE type. Common examples of allergens are mites in dust, pollens, animal dander, etc.
Read the following passage and answer the questions from 46 to 50:
The exaggerated response of the immune system to certain antigens present in the environment is called allergy. The substances to which such an immune response is produced are called allergens. On the other hand, memory-based acquired immunity evolved in higher vertebrates based on the ability to differentiate foreign organisms (e.g., pathogens) from self-cells.
The substances to which such an immune response is produced are called allergens. The antibodies produced to these are of IgE type. Common examples of allergens are mites in dust, pollens, animal dander, etc.
Allergy is due to the release of chemicals like histamine and serotonin.
Allergy is due to the release of chemicals like histamine and serotonin from the mast cells. For determining the cause of allergy, the patient is exposed to or injected with very small doses of possible allergens, and the reactions studied.
The use of drugs like anti-histamine, adrenalin and steroids quickly reduce the symptoms of allergy.
Rheumatoid arthritis which affects many people in our society is an auto-immune disease.
Match Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’ and select the suitable answer from the codes given below:
Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
A. Leishmania donovani | {i}Malaria |
B. Wuchereria bancrofti | {ii}Amoebiasis |
C. Trypanosoma gambiense | {iii}Kala azar |
D. Entamoeba histolytica | {iv}Sleeping sickness |
(v) Filariasis |
Match Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’ and select the suitable answer from the codes given below:
Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
A. Leishmania donovani | {i}Malaria |
B. Wuchereria bancrofti | {ii}Amoebiasis |
C. Trypanosoma gambiense | {iii}Kala azar |
D. Entamoeba histolytica | {iv}Sleeping sickness |
(v) Filariasis |