How does a B-lymphocyte destroy antigens?
R: B-cells are produced in the bone marrow and are lymphocytes that produce antibodies. These antibodies bind to antigens and through the process of agglutination create an antibody-antigen complex which is destroyed by macrophages. Here is a good link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humoral_immunity. Q: Hi, I have been almost everywhere online trying to ask a real doctor. I’m a young 27 year old women and I never had a STD before but today I found out that my boyfriend just got tested for gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. The test for both gonorrhea and chlamydia was negative but he still needs to wait for the test results for syphilis. I’m so scared because we have been together for 1 1/2 years and I haven’t slept with any body else and he says he hasn’t either. What I would like to know is this (1st. I was reading that syphilis can hurt women’s reproductive organs if not treated for some time. Here’s my question. If I have syphilis too and it has effected my reproductive organ, it ma
