Question

1. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?*

Answer 1

Answer:

"When T cells specifically recognize influenza virus proteins, they then begin to proliferate in the lymph  nodes around the lungs and throat. This causes swelling and pain in these lymph nodes." (Paragraph 6)

Explanation:

"What the flu does to your body, and why it makes you feel so awful" is an article written by Laura Haynes. The article speaks about the sensations that our body feel while being infected with influenza virus.

The writer is a researcher in the department of immunology, and studies how our immune system combats the flu when it enters our body. The writer claims that when virus enters our body, the receptive cells of our body send signals to the 'soldier cells' which fight the virus. Our immune system tend to produce painful sensations while combating the virus, which sometimes can be deadly.

The quote that supports the claim of Part A answer is from paragraph 6

"When T cells specifically recognize influenza virus proteins, they then begin to proliferate in the lymph  nodes around the lungs and throat. This causes swelling and pain in these lymph nodes."