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What stage of HIV infection is when a person's immune system gets severely weakened?
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Does toxemia lead to infection?
People who have toxemia are often susceptible to infection because their immune systems are weakened
Why are people with weakened immune systems vulnerable to toxoplasmosis?
Because they are more vulnerable to any infection.
A patient showing kaposi's sarcoma is also likely to be infected with?
Kapose's Sarcoma (KS) is an opportunistic disease that occurs in people with weakened immune systems. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) weakens the immune system severely enough for patients to develop KS. HIV is not the only cause of weakened immune systems. Other conditions, such as Lupus, may also cause an individual to develop an opportunistic infection.
What describes the stage of HIV infection that occurs when a person's immune system is severly weakened?
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
What are the reasons why an aged person is at higher risk of infection?
An older persons immune system and circulation is not as good as a younger persons.
What is meant by opportunistic infection?
An infection that develops only when a person's immune system is weakened.
What infection is bad for a person with AIDS but does not harm a healthy one?
These infections are called "opportunistic infections." They are called opportunistic because a weakened immune system is necessary for them to cause serious infection.
How vaccines prevent infection?
Vaccines do not prevent infection. Vaccines prepare the immune system to fight infection by allowing the immune system to produce antibodies to a specific invading organism, kill it, and remember it in the future. In vaccines, this organism is often weakened or dead. If the invading organism is found by the immune system in the future following immunization, the immune system remembers it and produces the specific antibodies needed to kill it quickly.
Which classes of people are susceptible to listeriosis?
Persons at particular risk for listeriosis include the elderly, pregnant women, newborns, and those with a weakened immune system.
Does alcohol kill staph very quickly?
it's more likely to cause a staph infection by causing cracks in your hands(if you wash your hands) and it probably weakens your immune system if you drink it, causing staph to be capable of causing an infection, staphylococcus aureus occurs naturally on any part of your body, and shouldn't pose any risk unless your immune system is severely weakened(which is why it is common in hospitals, where almost everyone is ill in one way or another)
Can you pierce your tongue again if you had an infection?
If you have a weakened immune system because of a health condition, no. Otherwise, you can. Just clean it correctly and get it done by a pro in a clean shop.
What is the specific name for HIV?
HIV means Human Immmunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that results from a weakened immune system as a result of HIV infection.
