Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:
In higher vertebrates they have ability to differentiate foreign organisms from self cells, sometimes due to genetic abnormalities the body attacks self-cells , what will it leads ?
Options:
Passive immunity.
Auto immune disease.
Allergies.
All of these.
Correct Answer:
Auto immune disease.
Explanation:
Sometimes, due to genetic and other unknown reasons, the body attacks self-cells. This results in damage to the body and is called auto-immune disease. Rheumatoid arthritis which affects many people in our society is an auto-immune disease.