Immune system

disease. Vaccination may be required for those hired for a job and attending school. Vaccines rarely prevent or contribute to prevent diseases. The vaccines are mad from dead or inactive organisms or purified products borrowed from them. The healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or disable them. The micro-organisms in the vaccine have been destroyed with chemicals, heat, radiation, or antibiotics. There all kinds…

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…

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted through the bites of infected Aedes species of mosquitoes. In 1947, ZIKV virus was first recognized in Uganda in monkeys through a system that observed yellow fever. Later in 1952, the virus was acknowledged in humans in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Since then, there has been reports of outbreaks of ZIKV in Africa, America, Asia and the South Pacific. In 2007, the first large outbreak of ZIKV was reported from Yap Island. ZIKV is…

associated anoxeria and weight loss in absence of supporting clinical evidence. This has raised the concern about the safety of marijuana smoking by subjects with an acquired immune deficiency. The safety concern is not only pertaining to effect of THCthe immune system but also for the endocrine system, nervous system and respiratory system on long term and heavy use of marijuana. The use of marijuana was increased due to anecdotes that were established around 20 to 50 years ago in form of…

diseases, it can affect soil, it affects animals that live in water, and clean water is also essential to our survival. Polluted water can be the cause of various diseases. If we put polluted water into our system it can damage our system. One of the major systems inside the human body, the immune system,…

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…

“a reduction in the probability of infection that is held to apply to susceptible members of a population in which a significant proportion of the individuals are immune because the chance of coming in contact with an infected individual is less” (“Herd Immunity”). A “susceptible member” may include a person who has a weak immune system or cannot tolerate immunizations because of other medical conditions. These members of our community are the ones who suffer the most in the event of an outbreak…

After research, some parents feel that it is UNSAFE for their child to be vaccinated - why? Some parents feel vaccinations will become over whelming to the child’s immune system. Parents think it’s safer for the child immune system if the child isn’t vaccinated. Other suggested opinions from parents are to only allow vaccinations they feel are important. The fear of what is inside the vaccinations; keep parent from vaccinating their children. Such things like mercury, aluminum, and antifreeze.…

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…

the constant exposure to these opportunistic pathogens. There are many opportunities for the normal flora to cause infection, through medical introduction by a catheter giving direct link to the urinary tract or bloodstream, through a weakened immune system or even the smallest breach in the skin such as a paper cut. Endogenous infection is the translocation of microorganisms from one area to a more vulnerable site. If normal flora is moved from one site of the body to another it can…