Immune system

these illnesses affect 1.4 million individuals in the United States and have been studied for decades, their etiology is still not well understood. 3 Current causal theories are complex and include a possible genetic predisposition, the presence of immune hyperactivity or autoimmunity, disrupted microbiome, and environmental triggers.…

Severe Combined Immune Deficiency as described by the immune deficiency foundation, is a “cellular immunodeficiency and a potentially fatal primary immunodeficiency in which there is combined absence of T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte function” (Immune Deficiency Foundation IDF, 2016). The lymphatic system comprises of organs and tissue that produce immune cells and one of their main functions is to confer immunity to every part of the body. The function of the T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte in the…

Vaccination is a method of giving antigen to stimulate the immune response through active immunization. It is an immune-biological substance designed to produce specific protection against a given disease. A vaccine is “antigenic” but not “pathogenic”. I think we should definitely have mandatory childhood vaccinations. It is the shared responsibility, vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines can eradicate disease and prevent serious illness and death. According to the American Academy of…

Middle Ages lupus was mainly described as a dermatologic condition. It was not until 1872 that lupus was considered a systemic disease that presented with subcutaneous nodules, arthritis, lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, anemia, and central nervous system involvement.1 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that causes chronic inflammation of connective tissues, with multifactorial pathophysiology and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. The autoimmunity is conferred…

diseases such as the flu, measles, and many others. Additionally, vaccines work together with the immune system to build an immunity against other diseases. But, like everything else in life, vaccines have both benefits and risks. Body Paragraph 1: To start with, vaccines are shots that have a weakened or dead virus within them. These viruses are very weak and cannot do much to the body. Yet, the immune system senses this as a threat to the body so it sends the antibodies and WBC (White-Blood…

From laboratory research and data, understanding is that the body’s immune system initiates an antibody response of IgM and IgG antibodies against the virus. Thus, serological or blood test and ELISA is use to diagnose the disease. These tests look for the presence of immunoglobulins. Reverse transcriptase PCR is use in labs…

The debate about vaccinations is a very emotionally charged one. Often times parents, specifically younger parents believe that diseases have been “killed off” because there has not recently been a case. Older generations are more likely to vaccinate because they have had close experiences with the diseases and the impact on a healthy child (PBS, 2010). After watching the documentary shared with the class. I found it necessary to look into the laws of Minnesota regarding vaccinations. The first…

Autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against it own cells or tissues. Autoimmune disease is when the immune system mistakenly decides parts of the body as harmful cells and builds responses targeting it’s own healthy cells. There are many different autoimmune diseases, each affecting the body in different ways. One can have the same autoimmune disease as the other but it may show different symptoms. One of the prominent autoimmune diseases is Lupus, also known as…

Blackburn 1 MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has become one of the fastest growing bacteria of the decade. This infection can only be treated by very powerful antibiotics, but it is resistant to some antibiotics. One out of 20 people will get this infection, most will get it from the hospital, but some can get it even before they reach the hospital grounds. There are four different types of the MRSA infection. The first one is the skin infection or also known as Necrotizing…

(Move to treatment??) Researchers have discovered that the fight against invading B. anthracis begins with the first infected cell. They found that the impacted macrophages will instantly communicate with other immune cells to warn them of the distress and develop a strategy in order to survive. The key signaling molecule that is involved in the survival strategy is adenosine triphosphate or ATP, which is a basic currency of energy transfer used by all organisms for various biochemical processes…