A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of parasitic worms. The nurse understands that the primary cell type that will attack these foreign particles is:
1. Basophils
2. Neutrophils
3. Eosinophils
4. Dendritic cells
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Rationale: Eosinophils attack and destroy foreign particles that have been coated with antibodies of the IgE class. Their usual target is helminths (parasitic worms). Basophils mediate immediate hypersensitivity reactions. Dendritic cells perform the same antigen-presenting task as the macrophages. Neutrophils phagocytize foreign particles, such as bacteria.
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