Immune System Timeline

  • Step one

    Someone eats a food that could create a reaction for the first time.
  • Step two

    The body creates an antibody, that detects and protects the body from harmful substances in the body.
  • Step one

    A person eats a food for the first time that could cause a reaction.
  • Step one

    A person consumes a food for the first time that could cause a reaction.
  • Step two

    Step two
    The body senses a harmful substance and greats antibodies.
  • Step three

    Antibody attaches to all cells to allow the cells to get prepared if the food enters the body again
  • Step Four

    When the food enters the body again, the antibodies release signals to the rest of the body to tell it to release large amounts of histamine.
  • Step five

    Step five
    Histamine causes swelling throughout body.
  • Step 6

    Reaction varies in every person, but each person has the same kind of reaction every time; it could be hives, swollen face, or shortness of breath