Anatomy and Physiology Donna Loshbough Reeva Aggarwal January 23‚ 2014 Hodgkin Disease What is Hodgkin Disease? It is a type of lymphoma‚ lymphoma being a type of cancer originating in the lymphatic system. It is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood‚ and is one of the most curable cancers known to man. One of the first signs of Hodgkin disease is an enlarged lymph node‚ which may then spread. However‚ this type of cancer is highly treatable; the types of treatment include radiation and/or
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HYPERSENSITIVITY AND BEE STINGS 1 Heidi Schoen 04/18/2013 Anatomy and Physiology 2 Unit 4 Assignment 1 HYPERSENSITIVITY AND BEE STINGS 2 The cause of hypersensitivity to bee stings lays in the persons anti-bodies. Bee sting venom contains proteins that affect skin cells and the immune system. This type of reaction is known as a systemic reaction and is an allergic reaction that happens to people who have developed anti-bodies against the insect venom from
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Axia College Material Appendix C Immune Response and Hypersensitivity Puncture Wound Multimedia Activity After completing the Puncture Wound Multimedia Activity‚ complete the table below. List the four events of the inflammatory response covered in the activity in the order of occurrence. Rewrite the events in your own words‚ using vocabulary terms from Ch. 2 of the text. Vascular Events in an Inflammatory Response |Events |Simplified description of event
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Axia College Material Appendix C Immune Response and Hypersensitivity Puncture Wound Multimedia Activity After completing the Puncture Wound Multimedia Activity‚ complete the table below. List the four events of the inflammatory response covered in the activity in the order of occurrence. Rewrite the events in your own words‚ using vocabulary terms from Ch. 2 of the text. Vascular Events in an Inflammatory Response |Events |Simplified description of event
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infant(1st pregnancy) Fetal RBC leak back across placenta into maternal circulation & recognized by maternal immune system Affect subsequent children Test: direct antiglobulin test Asthma Inflammatory disease Cause by repeated immediate hypersensitivity & late phase reaction in lung Leads to: Chronic bronchial inflammation with eosinophil Bronchial smooth cell hypertrophy Bronchial smooth cell hyper reactivity to bonchoconstrictor Coexist with bronchitis/emphysema Good posture’s syndrome
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Unit 4. Assignment 1. Hypersensitivity *Poison Ivy- The body’s immune system is normally in the business of protecting us from bacteria‚ viruses‚ and other foreign invaders that can make us sick. But when urushiol from the poison ivy plant touches the skin‚ it instigates an immune response‚ called dermatitis‚ to what would otherwise be a harmless substance. Hay fever is another example of this type of response; in the case of hay fever‚ the immune system overreacts to pollen‚ or another plant-produced
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Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction to Poison Ivy Kaitlynn Webb AP2630 Dr. Romig Strongsville When a person comes into contact with poison ivy‚ they are almost guaranteed to break out into an itchy and annoying rash. This rash is a product of the body’s response from the reaction of the immune system called a delayed hypersensitivity reaction. This type of reaction generally takes between several to seventy-two hours to show symptoms. Symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction include rash‚ pus around
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Hypersensitivity ■ Exaggerated responses by an individual to an antigen following a previous exposure ■ Ag-ab reaction – release large quantities of chemicals‚ enzyme‚ and cell stimulators that are damaging to the host. ■ Traditionally classified based on time after exposure to offending antigen ❑ Immediate hypersensitivity – Ab mediated ❑ Delayed hypersensitivity – Cell mediated Types of Hypersensitivity Type I - ANAPHYLACTIC Type
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immunotherapy for the treatment of grass pollen allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol‚ 7(4)‚ 437-444. doi: 10.1586/eci.11.36 Pastorello‚ E S.A.‚ S. (2014). 1.3.1 SPC‚ Labeling and PL. Hypersensitivity. (2014‚ April 23). Wikipedia. Retrieved April 28‚ 2014‚ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersensitivity. (Fleischer‚ D
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1220 words Hypersensitivity and Panic: Race Issues Behind South Park Since the government issued some policies to make racial discrimination illegal and Since President Barack Obama succeeded in stepping on the American political stage‚ it seems America has entered the post-racial era. However‚ even though the U.S. has made an improvement in terms of racial issues‚ it is not easy to completely change the whole nation’s attitudes towards minorities. In fact‚ stereotypes and panics about minorities
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