Tag: Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity Type I & Atopic Diseases

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Hypersensitivity is the state of impaired immunity in which our immune system has overreacted to something in a way that damages it rather than protecting it. There are 4 types of hypersensitivity; Type I, Type II, Type III, and Type IV. Type I ... Read more
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Hypersensitivity Type IV & Graft Rejection

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Type IV hypersensitivity is also known as delayed-type hypersensitivity. Because this hypersensitivity reaction takes more than 12 hours to develop whereas the typical maximum reaction time is 48 – 72 hours. It is a ... Read more

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