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 ? |
Passive immunity. Auto immune disease. Allergies. All of these. |
Auto immune disease. |
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. |