MICROBIOLOGY: FUNDAMENTALS CONNECT AC
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Chapter 14, Problem 16Q
Which statement is true of autoimmunity?
- a. It involves misshapen antibodies.
- b. It refers to “automatic immunity.”
- c. It often manifests as types II, III, and IV hypersensitivities.
- d. It has an acute course and then usually resolves itself.
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MICROBIOLOGY: FUNDAMENTALS CONNECT AC
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