Which of the following is a general characteristic of hypersensitivity reactions? (A) The immune responsiveness is depressed (B) An exaggerated immune response to an antigen occurrence (C) Antibodies are involved in all reactions (D) The antigen triggering the reaction is a harmful one.
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