Adaptive Response: Adaptive Response

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Adaptive Response Introduction Our bodied are naturally made to adapt to the changes around us for example when we get sick the body tries to heal itself or fight against the disease with the natural immunity that is within us; this process is call compensatory mechanisms. A s explained by Huether & McCance (2017), natural barriers are the first line of defense from birth to protect us from disease. However, we still need to protect ourselves from organisms that our bodies cannot fight. In this paper the writer will address three different disorders that affect the body and how the body mechanisms try to adapt to the changes Scenario 1 According to the disorder portrayed in the first Scenario Jennifer a 2 year is suffering from tonsillitis. As noted in Huether & McCance (2017), tonsillitis is an infection that affects the upper respiratory tract. Tonsillitis can either be a viral of a bacterial infection in most cases the bacterial is common in children. At the mucosa of the tonsils, the area appears red which sometimes spread to the pharynx with symptoms as tonsillar exudates and sores; petechiae are often seen with streptococcal while ulcerative lesions are common in viral form (Di Muzio, et al. 2016). In our normal compensatory …show more content…

Irritant contact dermatitis is a non-immunologic response that directly damage the skin by chemical of a physical agents that can be acute and localize to area of contact like, the hands face, eyelids neck etc. While allergic contact dermatitis is hypersensitive reaction to individuals previously sensitized, the T cells ignite a reaction that causes skin inflammation typically within 48 hours (Rashid & Shim 2016). Jack was exposed to a chemical irritant that caused redness, flaky and hot to touch a typical occupational contact dermatitis that is chemically

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