Why are the chances of an immune response in a patient given between 10 µg and 1g of an immunogen (drug) higher than a patient given higher than 1g or lower than 10 µg of the same drug?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Extremely high (>1g) or low (<10 µg) doses may suppress the specific immune response induced by the drug by stimulating development of tolerance.

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a. facilitated diffusion. b. symport. c. guttation. d. osmosis. e. bulk flow.

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Declining amphibian populations are correlated with four of the following. Which one is the exception?

a. habitat loss b. introduction of new species c. long-term changes in climate d. evolutionary changes in amphibians e. fungal infections and parasitic diseases

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Which of the following describes a process that involves viral replications and assembly within a host, followed by bursting the host cell wall?

A. Lysogenic cycle B. Prophage C. Replication D. Lytic cycle E. Living

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