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failure of mechanism of self defense to function in their normal capacity
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immunodeficiency
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are caused by genetic defects that disrupt lymphocyte developement
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congenital immunodeficiency
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secondary to disease or other physiologic alteration
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acquired immunodeficiencies
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most common infection in individuals with defects of cell mediated immune response are
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fungal and viral
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infections in humoral immune response or complement function are
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bacterial
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is a total lack of t cells function and severe lack of b cells function
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scid -severe combined immunodeficiency
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characterized by complete or partial lack of thymus and cardiac anomalies
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digeorge syndrome
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infects and destroys cd4 lymphocytes [helper t cells]
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aids
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failure of mechanism of self defense to function in their normal capacity
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immunodeficiency
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are caused by genetic defects that disrupt lymphocyte developement
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congenital immunodeficiency
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immunodefiiciency syndromes are treated by
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replacement therapy
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secondary to disease or other physiologic alteration
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acquired immunodeficiencies
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to induce long lasting protective immune response that will not result in disease
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vaccination
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most common infection in individuals with defects of cell mediated immune response are
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fungal and viral
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infections in humoral immune response or complement function are
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bacterial
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is a total lack of t cells function and severe lack of b cells function
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scid -severe combined immunodeficiency
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characterized by complete or partial lack of thymus and cardiac anomalies
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digeorge syndrome
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infects and destroys cd4 lymphocytes [helper t cells]
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aids
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immunodefiiciency syndromes are treated by
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replacement therapy
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to induce long lasting protective immune response that will not result in disease
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vaccination
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