When the body mistakes its own tissues for something foreign:
a. The body attacks that tissue, other tissues then get attacked, and the immune sys-tem is depleted.
b. The immune system teaches itself to recognize the tissue as normal and will never mistake the tissue again.
c. The immune system shuts down.
d. The person will never experience remission of symptoms.
ANS: A
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