This disease is called Systemic Lupus erythmatosus‚ but is called Lupus for short. An autoimmune disease such as Lupus weakens your body’s immune system response. Normally‚ the immune system helps protect the body from harmful substances. But in patients with an autoimmune disease‚ the immune system can ’t tell the difference between harmful substances and healthy ones. This specific autoimmune disease has a long list of effects on the human body. There currently is no cure for SLE but there are treatments
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diphtheria‚ smallpox‚ polio‚ and whooping cough‚ are now prevented by vaccination and millions of children’s lives are saved. They contend adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare. On the other hand‚ the Opponents say that children’s immune systems can deal with most infections naturally‚ and that injecting questionable vaccine
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The Digestive System The job of the digestive system is to break down food into substances to provide the body with vitamins‚ energy and minerals. The digestive system is approximately 20 to 30 feet and acts in stages to be able to digest the food we eat. The first stage is chewing which helps us break down small pieces of food making it easier to digest and swallow. Saliva in our mouth has special enzymes that help us break down foods like starchy foods. The second stage is swallowing
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COVENANT UNIVERSITY Department of Biological Sciences NAME: OBUEKWE CHUKWUEMEKA AZUBUIKE MAT NO: 12CQ014230 PROGRAMME: MICROBIOLOGY COURSE: MCB 212 (MYCOLOGY) TOPIC: THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNGI IN; MEDICINE INDUSTRY THE ENVIRONMENT {DR OLASEINDE G.} INTRODUCTION Fungi are tremendously important to human society and the planet we live on
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University of Phoenix Material Diabetes Chronically Diseases Outline I. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of the metabolic and endocrine system. A. Cause 1. Type 1-diabetes occurs when the body own immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (called beta cells). 2. Type 2-either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. B. Risk factors 1. Type 1 a. People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose
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is a type of cancer that begins within immune system cells called lymphocytes. Similar to other cancers‚ lymphoma occurs when lymphocytes are uncontrollably growing and multiplying. These lymphocytes are white blood cells that move throughout the body with the help of a fluid called lymph. There they are transported by a network of different vessels that make up the lymphatic system‚ which is a part of the immune system. The main job of the lymphatic system is to fight off infections or anything
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can potentially affect all of the systems of the body. This disease can often be seen along with other autoimmune disorders. SLE is characterized by the antibodies of a patient beginning to attack normal healthy cells. “The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans‚ and at least five million people worldwide‚ have a form of lupus‚” The Lupus Foundation of America (2015). It is often difficult and can take up
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of organisms (microflora) in the intestines. An estimated 100 trillion microorganisms representing more than 500 different species inhabit every normal‚ healthy bowel. These microorganisms generally don’t make us sick; most are helpful. Gut-dwelling bacteria keep pathogens in check‚ aid digestion and nutrient absorption‚ and contribute to immune function. Probiotic therapies suggest that certain probiotics may help maintain remission of ulcerative colitis and prevent relapse of Crohn’s disease and
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critical days of life for humans and other mammals‚ a mother passes on vital immune knowledge through the first meal—colostrum—which contains transfer factor molecules. As nature’s first supplement‚ these memory molecules transfer immune experience to educate and prepare the newborn’s immune system to function in the world. While vitamins and herbs provide nutrition to the immune system‚ transfer factors provide information so immune cells can do their jobs faster and more effective. Numerous research revealed
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month or so before my pneumonia finally disappeared and I healed up. Being an otherwise healthy individual‚ yet still experiencing the symptoms for such a lengthy amount of time‚ made me wonder about how S. pneumoniae affects individuals who are immunocompromised. If this infection can cause a healthy person to be debilitated for over a month‚ what happens to individuals who unfortunately do not have the system in place to fight this infection? I chose
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