How is hypersensitivity best defined?
a. A disturbance in the immunologic tolerance of self-antigens
b. An immunologic reaction of one person to the tissue of another person
c. An altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease
d. An undetectable immune response in the presence of antigens
Ans: c. An altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease
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