KROK 1 2014 – Question 45 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
The development of both immune and allergic reactions is based upon the same mechanisms of the immune system response to an antigen. What is the main difference between the immune and allergic reactions?
- A. Amount of released antigen
- B. Antigen structure
- C. Hereditary predisposition
- D. Routes by which antigens are delivered into the body
- E. Development of tissue lesion
Hint
Since the mechanisms are shared, consider what differs in the final result of the reaction for the organism rather than in its causes.
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