Immune System
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Anafeiyes. they contain antibodies which are vital in washing away germs and other pathogens and they stop microbes from infecting the...
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Polyclonal antibody recognizes several epitopes on the target protein while monoclonal antibody recognizes only single epitope....
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Ayurvedic medicine has over 300 references for moringa. Moringa is being researched as a more affordable to help bolster the...
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Acidophilus is a live culture. Once it is introduced it should establish itself and compete with less desirable flora such as...
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AnswerThe antigens fight off the chickenpox by exploding into little peices of t-cells which weaken the pathogens that make the...
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Lymphocytes are white blood cells. They are produced in the red bone marrow of our bones. The red bone marrow is derived from...
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the scientific name for the skin on the elbow is called a weenis. The name of the actual elbow (meaning the pointy part you...
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The functions of phagocytes are to consume waste material andthe lymphocytes fight infection along with immune response in the...
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This can occur, yes.
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neutralization of the antigen, agglutination or precipitation, and complement activation.
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Yes. That is one reason for cooking food.
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I dont really get the question but a submarine?
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vitamins C and E are very helpful to fight disease. vitamin c is water soluble so you need to intake it everyday from fruit and...
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Im afraid that your question is quite unclear. If you are refering to how the thymus turns pre-T Cells into Naieve T-cells, this...
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A positive test in a person with symptoms of an autoimmune or rheumatic disease helps the physician make a diagnosis.
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Antibodies produced by lymphocytes
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It can be too much smoking or you may have a tooth that is irritating your tongue (jagged edge.) Sometimes if we are stressed...
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Gastroenterology (MeSH heading[2] ) is the branch of medicine where the digestive system and its disorders are studied.1A doctor...
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Allergies are kind of like an immune disorder but not in the typical sense, rather people that have allergies just have extremely...
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In a nutshell, it has the primary function of identification of and protection from infections and some diseases with use of the...
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The two best things you can take to boost your immune system and keep it healthy is Acidophilus (tablets) from your drug store or...
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How does the immune system work to repel foreign invaders? We are surrounded by billions of bacteria and viruses but getting...
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AnswerBoth, that is why we have four different kinds of isolation at the hospital. For example, tuberculosis is air borne so a...
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At some point you must have had it or been vaccinated for it, and then developed immunity to it.
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Think of it as a wall, and behind it are the defenders (white blood cells). This is somewhat simplistic, but its the basic idea....
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Yes, microbes are the same as pathogens as they contain the same sort of stuff, and both prevent entry of them getting into the...
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As far as I know all blood types have the same anti bodies, so no.
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The endocrine system is a vast system made up of several organs throughout the body. The primary function is the secretion of...
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It was originally thought by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other infectious disease research entities that few to none...
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They basically get shot out of the WBCs, and take down the microbe by conquering its nucleolis
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Elephantiasis, also called filariasis, is due to infection by a couple different types of parasitic worms. The three most common...
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People with fibromyalgia have low levels of seritonin, so they have a difficult time fighting sicknesses. They also get very...
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Beta-glucans are a polysaccharide extracted from various fungi including yeast. They are shown to stimulate immune system cells...
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To learn the answer of the above question first we have to know about the blood characteristics. There are four major...
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no becasue asthma is a respitory problem and it is no into your blood stream having that said therfore it couldn't be touched by...
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A type of white blood cell the "eats" dead cells, and other "debris" in the blood. ----------------------------- A phagocyte...
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Lymphocytes : 0.25 to 0.35 Segmenters (Polys) : 0.50 to 0.65
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Forums in Science magazine web site?
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It enhances virulence by fostering attachment and inhibiting phagocytosis
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A receptor cell is a cell which responds to an environmental stimulus. For example, receptor cells in the eye are receptive to...
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T plasma cells, if your at A level or anything lower, you don't need to write anymore than that. T plasma cells are formed...
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liver, appendix, splene, and pancreas.
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My mother told me that when I had a throat pain and cough that an egg would make my throat "sing" basically meaning feel better....
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natural passive
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To give iron to ur boby to help avoid tirednees and shortless of breath
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its Entamoeba Histolytica, im doing a project on it so that's how i no
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thymus Gland
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Phagocyte
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Autoimmunity or hypersensitivity.
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nervous system
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Yes it is safe usually to swallow a mouth or two of bath water. I wouldn't drink it though as it will contain unpleasant tastes...
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Answeri believe you mean lymphnodes. They are small blood filters. Lymphocytes are a kind of white blood cell, also known as a...
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They will sometimes biopsy and research a particular organ (or brain) of a person to see if they can learn anything from the way...
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Check with companies/orgaizations similar to your own. Most will be happy to share policy/procedural language with you.
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Absolutely, if you have not had a tetanus shot in the last several years. However, it's not the rusty nail that gives you the...
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) gets incorporated into the T-lymphocytes, which are white blood cells that produce...
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It takes four weeks for birth control to become effective.
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In the general abdominal cavity: stomach, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, live, gallbladder. In the retroperitoneal...
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Muscle aches caused by a flu virus cannot be accounted for by fluid loss from excretions and emesis alone, because often muscle...
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i think there part of the integumentary, cuz that's for every thing dead like hair and skin:D
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bone marrow
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While a healthy balanced diet can be good for your health, there isn't a diet that can specifically increase your CD4 count so...
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Most of the time whole blood is not used because the patient's medical condition can be treated with a blood component and too...
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They have enzymes in them to kill pathogens
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No it's not true. Certain species of snakes can kill a person so they can kill a cat.
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Yes, it will. A balanced diet contains carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, mineral salts and fibre. It must contain these...
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Pathogenic diseases are caused by the presance of one or more pathogenic agent in the body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi,...
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The white line at the end of the nail, hanging out over your finger, is called the free edge.White lines in the middle of your...
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A rheumatologist is a good place to start--he/she can run a battery of blood test that (supposedly) can ID or rule out such...
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The optimal pH range for Gastric Protease is pH1 to pH3.
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Numismedia lists the following approximate retail values as of 05/2009: Very worn condition - $21 Moderately worn - $31 ...
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Athlete's foot is caused by a fungus. The fungi causing athlete's foot are mostly Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton...
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On May 14, 1796
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immune system.
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Candida is a fungal infection. It generally does not grow to become a problem unless the person is immunocompromised. There are...
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The activated B cell then goes through a process of rapid division (termed clonal expansion) where many more copies of the cell...
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That is called an allergy.
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thyroid gland produces T-lymphocytes
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because antigen -antibody reaction takes place in 37 degreecentigrade(body temperature)
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Yes, it will. However, if the blood-borne pathogen is in your body, alcohol will do no good but make you drunk or die of...
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A Macrophage is a white blood cell, produced by Monocytes. Monocytes and Macrophages are both Phagocytes. These work as a part of...
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The Medical term is Precipitin.
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The longer your fingers the faster your nail grows. Your toes are shorter than your fingers so they grow slower. Fingernails grow...
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The human body makes specific antibodies to specific antigens (ex. proteins on a bacterial membrane) that it encounters. Bacteria...
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As of yet, the purpose of the appendix in the human body is not known. It is simply there and is often removed. Anyhow, appendix...
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A pathogen (Greek pathos (suffering/emotion) and gene (to give birth to)) or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes...
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Immunity means the ability to resist. For example:to resist diseases Our body consists of immune system where the necessary...
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a germ mutataion is when a germ mutates..also you ain't from tha grove potna signed Lil Capp youtube me!
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Yea..when u cut them a stronger layer regrows and filing simply makes them shorter.
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