An autoimmune disorder such as Grave's disease, occurs when there is a lack of B cells antibodies are made against the thyroid an anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction is left untreated a retrovirus destroys helper T cells
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Select the statements that accurately characterize autoimmune diseases. Check All That Apply Graves' disease is due to a Type II hypersensitivity and the action of autoantibodies. Myasthenia gravis is due to a Type III hypersensitivity and the action of autoantibodies. Type I diabetes is an example of a Type IV hypersensitivity that develops due to the action of autoreactive NK cells. Multiple sclerosis involves tissue destruction by both T cells and autoantibodies. All autoimmunities are systemic in nature, attacking all parts of the body equally.
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