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What is a substance that causes an immune response called?
Antigen
What causes the immune response?
an antigen
What happens when antibody binds an antigen?
It causes pathogens to stick together.
If the anti-A antibody causes blood to coagulate which antigen would be present on the red blood cells?
a
What is the common name for Ebola virus?
The Ebola virus is the actual name of the pathogen that causes Ebola. Yes, it is a virulent pathogen, but that is to the name, just a description.
What is A foreign protein in the blood that causes antibodies?
An antigen.
What body system does Ebola effect worse?
Ebola affects the blood vessels the worse. That causes damage to all other systems.
What is the name of the pathogen that causes the Ebola?
Since viruses are nonliving, they are not given genus and species names. This virus is called the Ebola hemorrhagic virus (EHV).
What type of pathogen is Ebola?
Ebola virus is a pathogen that causes diseases of the circulatory system. This can cause failure of most organs and serious bleeding or hemorrhaging.
A substance which causes an immunological reaction when introduced into the body of man is?
An Antigen
What is the relationship between antigen and antibody?
Basically to explain this, an antigen is any type of pathogen that causes disease, while an antibody is something that combats against the antigen.
What is a substance usually a protein that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody?
An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment. If you get a vaccine for rubella, the antibody formed will not act against mumps (another virus).
