Question

1. Select a human immune or autoimmune system disease and describe its mechanism, symptoms, and treatment options (I chose ulcerative colitis).
2. What components of the immune system are affected by this disease? Adaptive or humoral? Why do you believe this is the correct choice?
3. What are the implications for the individual, the family, and the community as a result of this disease?

Answer 1

Ulcerative colitis

A chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract.

1) What components of immunity is affected by ulcerative collitis

Inflammation in ulcerative collitis is thought to result from inappropriate activation of the innate immune system(adaptive) by intestinal luminal antigens or a defect in its signaling regulation in genetically susceptible individuals.

2) ulcerative collitis ;an auto immune disorder

An infection might have triggered your immune system, but then for some reason, it doesn’t turn off. That leads to the colon inflammation that causes symptoms of ulcerative colitis.

In other words,

It may be that a virus or bacteria affect the body's infection-fighting system (immune system). The immune system may create abnormal redness and swelling (inflammation) in the intestinal wall that does not go away. Many people with ulcerative colitis have abnormal immune systems.