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Immunology |
The branch of medecine that diagnoses and treats conditions involving the immune system |
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What conditions Immunologists treat? |
•Allergies •Immunodeficiency Disorders •Autoimmune Disorders •Cancers of the immune system |
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Allergist? |
Immunologist who is specialized in treating allergies |
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What is the Immune System? |
A network of cells, tissues, and organs throughout the body that work together to fight pathogens. |
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Lymphocytes |
White blood cells that carry out many of the functions of the immune system |
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The immune System protects the body from the following: |
•Virus •Bacteria •Toxins •Cancerous Cells |
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The cells that are connected througout the body in the organs of the lympathic system: |
•Lymph Nodes •Tonsils •Thymus Glands (T-cells important) •Spleen |
