KROK 1 2016 – Question 70 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Development of both immune and allergic reactions is based upon the same mechanisms of immune system response to an antigen. What is the main difference between immune and allergic reactions?
- A. Amount of released antigen
- B. Routes by which antigens are delivered into the body
- C. Antigen structure
- D. Hereditary predisposition
- E. Development of tissue lesion
Hint
Since the mechanisms are shared, ask what differs in the final outcome for the host rather than in the stimulus.
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