health status. Health compromising behavior by individual is the main factor in health. TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF HIV & AIDS The origin of HIV AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV is a lent virus‚ which is a class of viruses that attack the immune system. Lent viruses are in turn part of a larger group of viruses known as retroviruses. The name ’lent virus ’ literally means ’slow virus ’ because they take such a long time to produce any adverse effects in the body. These viruses have been
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Basophil: Allergic Reactions Basophil white blood cells help your body by killing bacteria that can hurt you and cause an allergic reactions if histamine is released. The basophil white blood cell is a human body cell. This cell helps your body‚ and fights bacterial infections. The basophil white blood cell is really rare. “Out of all of your white blood cells you have a 0.4 to a 1% chance of have a basophil” (MedFriendly.com 2015). The reason why basophil is the least common white blood cell
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In the United States‚ there are about 800‚000 to 900‚000 people who are HIV-positive. Over 300‚000 people are living with AIDS. Each year‚ there are about 40‚000 new infections. In the mid-1990s‚ AIDS was a leading cause of death. However‚ newer treatments have cut the AIDS death rate significantly. In addition‚ in the early 1990’s‚ AIDS was mostly only infecting homosexual men. Now‚ it has spread to men and women of all ages and sexualities. Homosexual men are at the highest risk for HIV/AIDS. Today
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of age‚ especially premature infants‚ children born with heart or lung disease‚ or other chronic medical problems‚ are most at risk for severe breathing problems from RSV infection. b. It Affects the very young and individuals with compromised immune systems. RSV is most commonly spread by adult‚ because they experience it as a minor cold and recover in a few days. The virus is highly contagious and a person can be
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lymph system‚ and form new tumors (metastatic tumors) in different areas of the body. The metastatic cancer is not any different than the original cancer and tumor (4). For example‚ abnormal cells in the lung can travel to the bones and develop there‚ but it’s still classified as lung cancer. The reason cancer and metastasis is so dangerous is because their cells are directly derived from the body’s own cells. They are our own cells‚ just slightly changed. This means it isn’t easy for the immune system
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Lupus is a disease that flares up and goes into remission. With Lupus‚ something go wrong with a person’s immune system‚ which is the part of the body that fights of viruses‚ bacteria‚ and germs. Lupus predominantly affects woman more than men‚ and typically effects multiply organs in the body. EXPLANATION OF DISEASE Lupus is an autoimmune disease‚ which causes the body’s immune system to attack its own organs‚ tissues‚ and joints. Most genes are involved in the development of Lupus. But‚ Lupus
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increased quickly‚ which stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin to drop blood-sugar levels. These rapid fluctuations of blood-sugar levels are not healthy because of the stress they place on the body. One of sugar’s major drawbacks is that it raises the insulin level‚ which inhibits the release of growth hormones‚ which in turn depresses the immune system. This is not something you want to take place if you want to avoid disease. An influx of sugar into the bloodstream upsets the body’s blood-sugar
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Quiz 2 Ch. 15: PP 467-70; 471-73; 474-77; and 480-83 Ch. 16: PP. 497-501; 505-510. Chapter 15-Health Psychology * Health psychology: a field that explores how biological‚ psychological‚ and social/environmental factors interact to influence physical health * Factors that affect health (they all interact with each other): * Biological factors (genetic makeup‚ age‚ gender) influence on our susceptibility to disease * Environmental factors
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body can form cancerous growths‚ or tumors‚ which tamper with the healthy functioning of the body’s normal cells‚ affecting vital organs as well as the immune system. Prevention Cancer is the abnormal growth or division of a living cell. Irregular cells in the human body can form cancerous growths‚ or tumors‚ which tamper with the healthy functioning of the body’s normal cells‚ affecting vital organs as well as the immune system. The old age "prevention is better than cure" is very closely
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Multiple Sclerosis MS s a disease in which the T-Cells of your immune system turn against your body an attack the brain and other healthy tissue. My Mom has MS so I have been hearing about this disease my whole life. Hearing about MS my whole life you would think I would get sick of talking about it‚ but I wanted to this because even if it gets annoying sharing about MS and explaining what it is to my friends‚ it’s important that people know what it is. I know that MS isn’t as bad as Cancer
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