Which of the following statements about autoimmune diseases is true?Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own cells.Autoimmune diseases only affect the skin.Autoimmune diseases are caused by bacterial infections.Autoimmune diseases are exclusively genetic and cannot be triggered by environmental factors.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?Autoimmunity is acquired only and cannot be inherited.Autoimmune diseases are mediated by auto-antibodies only.Autoimmunity is an impairment of the immune system where the immune system attacks the body’s infected cells.Autoimmunity is caused by specific adaptive immune responses against self-antigens.

Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system fails to ______.Multiple choice question.recognize foreign antigens that cause illnessdistinguish self antigens from foreign antigensproduce antibodies in response to antigenrespond to an allergen

All autoimmune diseases are caused strictly by environmental factors, such as viral infections.Group startsTrue or FalseTrue, unselectedFalse, unselectedGroup ends

Which statements are true about the pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? Select all that apply:(Required) A. The phagocytosis process is not occurring properly, which causes the nuclear material inside the dying cell to be seen as a foreign invader and antinuclear antibodies are created. B. During cell death the nucleus of the cell fails to condense, which leads to the development of autoantibodies. C. Immune complexes form and attach within the structures of important organs, joints, and tissues, and this causes inflammation. D. Neutrophil activity is decreased and this causes B-cells to attack phagocytes and nuclear material within the cells, which leads to the activation of the complement cascade system and inflammation.

True/False: The immune system is the only system that protects the body from diseases