Autoimmunity is a misdirected immune response. Justify.

Explanation

Autoimmunity is an abnormal immune response in which the immune system cannot property distinguish between self and non-self-antigens. When the cells in the body act as antigens, the immune system attacks its own body by producing auto antibodies and cytotoxic T cells, which destroy our own tissues. Such diseases or disorders are referred as auto-immune diseases. Thus autoimmunity is misdirected immune response.