Across
- 7. Controlled exposure to the antigen through ingestion, sublingual absorption, or injection to reset the allergic reaction
- 9. Antigens that induce allergy in sensitive individuals
- 10. Possible Causes of Autoimmune Disease
- 11. Chronic localized allergy such as hay fever or asthma
- 12. Allergens that cause food allergies
- 16. Virus can alter cell receptors, immune system attacks cells with altered receptors
- 17. Allergies that enter through the skin
- 18. Graft attacks any host tissue bearing foreign MHC markers, instead of the host rejecting the graft
Down
- 1. Allergy and autoimmunity, tissues are attacked by immune components that can’t distinguish one’s own tissues from foreign material
- 2. Type III Hypersensitivity Disorders example
- 3. The immune system is incompletely developed, suppressed, or destroyed
- 4. Exaggerated immune response that is manifested by inflammation
- 5. Systemic, sometimes fatal, reaction that involves airway obstruction and circulatory collapse
- 6. Airborne environmental allergens such as pollen, house dust, dander, or fungal spores
- 8. Allergies triggered by drugs, vaccines, or bee venom
- 13. Respiratory disease characterized by episodes of impaired breathing due to severe bronchoconstriction
- 14. Are in particularly high concentrations in the lungs, skin, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract.
- 15. Is the study of disease states associated with the overreactivity or underreactivity of the immune response