Disease And Transplants

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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Immunodeficiency disorder where the immune system becomes deficient and the person becomes suseptable to infection.

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Opportunistic Infection

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Immunodeficiency disorder where a bacteria, protozoan, or fungus that would not normally cause sickness takes the opportunity to do so.

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Allergic Rhinitis

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Allergic disorder where a reaction seen as an inflammation of the lining of the nose results in fluid draining (runny nose).

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Anaphylaxis
(anaphylactic shock)

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Allergic disorder where a person has an acute reaction to a particular antigen they are not protected from.

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Angioedema

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Allergic disorder where blood vessels near the surface of the skin swell, often seen on the mouth and lips.

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Food Allergy and Intolerance

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Alllergic disorder where there is a reaction to certain foods.

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Autoimmune Collagen Disorders

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Diseases where the body sets up a defense mechanism against its own collagen or connective tissue.

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Hemolytic Autoimmune Disorders

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Disorders where the body sets up a defense that breaks down blood cells.

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Allotransplantation

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The act of grafting tissue from one person to another of the same species but of a different genotype (total of hereditary information present in a human being).

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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

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Bone marrow is transplanted into a person for the purpose of producing blood cells.

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Cadaver Transplant

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Organ being transplanted comes from someone who is dead.

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Rejection

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When the body treats a transplant like a foreign invader and does not allow it to function.

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Stem Cell Transplant

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When stem cells are collected through pheresis and transfused to another person's blood.

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Transplantation

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Act of transferring an organ from person to person or from another place.

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Xenograft

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Graft that is from a different species than the donor.