Across
- 2. clicking bubbling or rattling sounds in the lungs
- 5. involve dysfunction in both lymphocyte systems – B and T cells
- 9. the study of disease states associated with the overreactivity or underreactivity of the immune response.
- 11. exaggerated immune response that is manifested by inflammation
- 12. respiratory disease characterized by episodes of impaired breathing due to severe bronchoconstriction
- 14. chronic localized allergy such as hay fever or asthma
- 15. airborne environmental allergens such as pollen, house dust, dander, or fungal spores
Down
- 1. tissues are attacked by immune components that can’t distinguish one’s own tissues from foreign material
- 3. release inflammatory cytokines
- 4. The most profuse and fast-acting allergic mediator.
- 6. allergens that cause food allergies
- 7. allergies that enter through the skin
- 8. the immune system is incompletely developed, suppressed, or destroyed
- 9. allergies triggered by drugs, vaccines, or bee venom
- 10. antigens that induce allergy in sensitive individuals
- 13. systemic sometimes fatal reaction that involves airway obstruction and circulatory collapse