A Treatment That Can Desensitize a Person to a Dust

question 191

Multiple Choice

A treatment that can desensitize a person to a dust mite allergy involves

• A) stimulating IgG production against the allergen without stimulating IgE production.
• B) injecting enough of the allergen to stimulate IgE production.
• C) injecting small enough amounts of allergen so that there is no immunological response.
• D) preventing exposure to the allergen.
• E) initiating a large enough response against the allergen to stimulate a cellular immune response.

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