Chapter 14

1. chronic localized allergy such as hay fever or asthma
3. this arthritis is caused progressive, debilitating damage to the joints and at times to the lungs, eyes, skin, and nervous system
6. allergens that cause food allergies
7. allergy and autoimmunity, tissues are attacked by immune components that can’t distinguish one’s own tissues from foreign material
10. usually enter through:the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, the skin
11. this testing in vivo method to detect precise atopic or anaphylactic sensitivities
12. allergies that enter through the skin
13. characteristic butterfly-shaped rash across the nose and cheeks
14. is the study of disease states associated with the overreactivity or underreactivity of the immune response
17. exaggerated immune response that is manifested by inflammation
18. the immune system is incompletely developed, suppressed, or destroyed

1. respiratory disease characterized by episodes of impaired breathing due to severe bronchoconstriction
2. cases cluster in families, and members tend to develop autoantibodies for disease
4. allergies triggered by drugs, vaccines, or bee venom
5. seasonal reaction to inhaled plant pollen or molds, or a chronic, year-round reaction to airborne allergens or inhalants
8. airborne environmental allergens such as pollen, house dust, dander, or fungal spores
9. systemic, sometimes fatal, reaction that involves airway obstruction and circulatory collapse
15. are more allergenic than carbohydrates, fats, or nucleic acids
16. graft attacks any host tissue bearing foreign MHC markers, instead of the host rejecting the graft