The immune system can overreact, causing allergies or autoimmune diseases.
Likewise, a suppressed, absent, or destroyed immune system can result in disease and death. Allergies result from immune system hypersensitivity to weak antigens that do not cause an immune response in most people. Allergens, substances that cause allergies, include dust, molds, pollen, cat dander, certain foods, and some medicines (such as penicillin). Up to 10% of the US population suffer from at least 1 allergy.
1. What causes the production of IgE?
2. What causes a secondary immune response?
3. What is an autoimmune disorder?
4. Immunodeficiencies are a result of what?
5. SCID results from?