There are three different types of this virus: Influenza-A-Virus‚ Influenza-B-Virus and Influenza-C-Virus but Influenza-C-Virus doesn’t affect humans‚ so it is unnecessary. If the viruses get through droplet or smear infections in our body and our immune system is too weak to cope‚ the symptoms a flu might cause are similar to a common cold but usually more extreme. Possible symptoms are fever‚ headache‚ malaise (a feeling of being ill and without energy that can be extreme)‚ cough‚ sore throat‚ nasal
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I’d like to inform you as to why vaccines are important. Vaccinations are what keeps us healthy and prevents us from getting a disease. Three main reasons why is because it reduces the risk of getting a disease‚ it keeps your immune system strong and healthy and it prevents from passing it on to others. Reducing the risk of getting a disease will not only benefit you‚ but others as well. Getting a disease is not fun and can sometimes be life-threatening‚ but vaccinations lower that chance. Vaccinations
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Good Germs Bad Germs Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs January 21‚ 2013 We live in a world full of bacteria‚ in fact‚ bacteria is all around us. They are tiny‚ one celled creatures that get nutrients from their environments in order to live. In some cases that environment is a human body. But not all bacteria are bad. Some bacteria are good for our bodies; they help keep belongings in balance. Good bacteria live in our intestines and help us use the nutrients in the food we eat and make waste from
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what immunotherapy is? How long has it been around? Immunotherapy is the changing of the immune system to find and eliminate foreign cancer cells. There have been early attempts to try and change the immune system to fight cancer. Like changing the immune system into seeing the disguised cancer cells as foreign which then triggers a response to attack the cell Immunotherapy is the changing of the immune system to find and eliminate foreign cancer
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) Thesis Statement: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative neurologic disorder/central nervous system disorder that generally develops in older people‚ there is no known cure for PD but it is possible to live a long a fulfilling life. Explanation of Disease 1. Causes and Risks a. Caused by loss of dopamine. b. Risks for Parkinson’s disease are age‚ heredity‚ sex‚ and exposure to toxins. 2. Diagnosis Information c. A neurologic examination
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“normal” background levels and kept our bodies from overreacting to foreign bodies. This research suggests that reintroducing some of the organisms from the mud and water of our natural world would help avoid an overreaction of an otherwise healthy immune response that results in such chronic diseases as Type 1 diabetes‚ inflammatory bowel disease‚ multiple sclerosis and a host of allergic disorders. In a world of hand sanitizer and wet wipes (not to mention double tall skinny soy vanilla lattes)
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colitis only affects the colitis‚ but Crohn’s disease is more complicated than ulcerative colitis. Crohn’s disease is the chronic inflammation of any part of gastrointestinal tract and involves all the layers of bowel wall. The genetic factors‚ immune system disorders‚ environmental factors (air‚ food‚ etc.) are the main causes of Crohn’s disease. Symptoms: The symptoms of Crohn’s disease depend on the severity of the inflammation. These may include abdominal pain‚ diarrhea‚ fatigue‚ nausea‚ weight
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Cells: Innate Immunity Phagocyte – internalize and destroy antigen Receptors and Ligands Phagocyte Receptor Direct PPRR* Indirect FcγR CR-1 complement receptor CRP binding site (C-reactive Protein) * Primitive Pattern Recognition Receptors Antigen Ligand PAMPS** IgG (Fc) C3b CRP ** Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns Armamentarium o Lysosomal Enzymes Lactoferrin – binds iron Defensins – permeabalize membranes Lysozyme – destroys bacterial wall Myeloperoxidase
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Protease Inhibitors ..Why you shouldn’t use antibiotics for a cold What are antibiotics?Antibiotics are medicines that help your body fight bacteria and viruses‚ either by directly killing the offending bugs or by weakening them so that your own immune system can fight and kill them more easily. The vast majority of antibiotics are bacteria fighters; although there are millions of viruses‚ we only have antibiotics for half-a-dozen or so of them. Bacteria‚ on the other hand‚ are more complex (while viruses
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Biological perspective is a major way to understand human and animal behavior. It covers everything from genetics‚ brain‚ immune system‚ and nervous system. It defines how and why a person is reacting the way they do. Biological perspective for example discusses that a person being aggressive can be due to possible brain damage. Biological perspective explains how your nervous system can be reaction to stress. I will discuss how biological perspective discusses the parasympathetic and sympathetic‚ along
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