NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What is the purpose of exposing or injecting a patient with very small doses of possible allergens in determining the cause of an allergy?
Options
- ATo reduce symptoms quickly
- BTo attack self-cells
- CTo study the reactions
- DTo provide a protected environment
Correct answer
C. To study the reactions
Step-by-step solution
The exaggerated response of the immune system to certain antigens present in the environment is called allergy. The substances to which such an immune response is produced are called allergens. By exposing or injecting a patient with very small doses of possible allergens, the cause of an allergy can be determined by studying the reactions. The exaggerated response of the immune system to certain antigens present in the environment is called allergy. The substances to which such an immune response is produced are c