infected. A preventative vaccine is a substance introduced into the human body that teaches the immune system to detect and destroy a pathogen. Another way would be through a therapeutic vaccine to prevent or delay illness in those already infected. The basic idea behind all AIDS vaccines is to encourage the human immune system to fight the virus. Early vaccine research focused on teaching the immune system to produce antibodies that would block the virus from entering human cells. However‚ products
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last breath‚ so when it starts crumbling‚ not because of what is outside‚ but what is inside‚ life can become concerning. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus‚ also known as SLE is a disorder‚ which occurs when the immune system attacks itself. An overactive immune system strips away a person’s healthy foundation and creates an unstable and fragile body. Unfortunately‚ there are no cures for this life crippling disease‚ however‚ there are ways to ease the intensity of the disease. Patients with SLE can lessen
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partial changes to] your diet) Neuro genetics in the development and function of the nervous system Natural Selection the stronger the gene/trait‚ the more likely is will adapt and be reproduced‚ vice versa Mutation means CHANGE (not considered a bad thing) Genetic Code (DNA) does not determine your life‚ but shapes it. Depends on parents‚ environment and your choices. A healthy adult usually has between 3 or 4 grams of iron in his or her body Chelators proteins that lock
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What causes cancer? Cancer is ultimately the result of cells that uncontrollably grow and do not die. Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth‚ division‚ and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis‚ and when this process breaks down‚ cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells‚ cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control. How can cancer be prevented? Cancers
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particular disease‚ when one thing goes wrong in your immune system‚ that is the part of the body which fights off viruses‚ bacteria‚ and germs‚ our immune system is not able to function properly. Commonly our system produces proteins referred to as antibodies that defend the body from these invaders. Lupus is an autoimmune disease‚ which suggests that your system cannot tell the distinction between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues and creates autoantibodies
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Case Study: Tuberculosis 1) What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It mainly affects the respiratory system by mainly damaging and destroying lung tissue but can affect other parts of the body. It also suppresses the immune system making the body less able to fight any disease. 90% of people who are infected develop latent TB‚ which is were the bacteria are present in the body but are not active. This means the people
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your child healthy. In this day and time‚ there are many diseases that are preventable with a safe and effective vaccine that has been FDA approved. In any vaccination there are some risks you are taking because some children have reactions to the vaccine. Many parents do not realize the effects of not vaccinating their child. This can cause serious risks and even put the child’s life in jeopardy. When a person chooses not to vaccinate a child‚ this can cause effects on their immune system and even
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study conducted shows that 20-25 minutes of laughter every day is healthy for the body. This can make you feel fresh‚ energetic and young for the whole day. What makes us laugh? When we laugh‚ the zygomatic major muscle is stimulated and 15 facial muscles contracted. In the meantime‚ the epiglottis partly closes the larynx and air intake becomes irregular. A noise usually accompanies this struggle to get enough oxygen to enter the system. This condition is what we call a burst of laughter. What is
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PREVENTION INTRODUCTION HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different from most other viruses because it attacks the immune system. The immune system gives our body the ability to fight other infections. HIV finds and destroys a type of white blood cell (T cells or CD4 cells) that the immune system must have to fight disease. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection. It can take years for a person
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