What happens when the body cannot differentiate between pathogens and body cells?

A.
The organism will develop allergies.

B.
The excretory system will remove the pathogens.

C.
The immune system will target the body’s own cells.

D.
The digestive system will absorb the pathogens.

Question

What happens when the body cannot differentiate between pathogens and body cells?
 
 A.
The organism will develop allergies.
 
 B.
The excretory system will remove the pathogens.
 
 C.
The immune system will target the body’s own cells.
 
 D.
The digestive system will absorb the pathogens.

anonymous · Answer

please help

thomaster · Answer

Very obvious.
When the body can't differentiate between pathogens (cells that make you sick and therefore must be destroyed) and body cells, the body might think the body cells make you sick and it will destroy the body cells along with the pathogens. That's called an auto-immune response.

anonymous · Answer

option C

anonymous · Answer

thanks so much you get the medal