Question

True/False:

13. Antibiotic treatment of a viral disease may not kill all the viruses but it will help reduce symptoms of the disease.

14. The secondary immune response is much faster and more efficient than the primary immune response.  

15. Autoimmune disorders result from failure of our immune cells to distinguish self from non-self.

16. AIDS is caused by bacteria.

17. Only athletes who get severe concussions are at risk for CTE.

Answer 1

13.

False - viruses are different from the bacteria in regard to structure and other activities. Antibiotics generally attack the cell wall and viruses don't have cell wall they are covered by a protein coat.

14.

True - secondary immune response if faster and efficient than primary due to the generation of memory cells.

15.

True- In autoimmune disorder immune system attacks healthy cells instead of attacking disease-causing agents. The exact reason behind this is still unknown.

16.

False- AIDS is caused due to HIV i.e. Human Immunodeficiency Virus.