Objectives for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host

Learning Objectives for "Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host"
c. Inducing Autoimmunity

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State what is meant by autoimmunity.

2. Name 3 bacterial diseases that may result from autoimmunity.

Think-Pair-Share Questions

1. Describe two mechanisms we have learned by which the antibody molecules we make as a result of adaptive immunity protect the body.

2. Describe one example of how the body’s antibodies can harm the body by causing an autoimmune response.

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