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Immune deficiency
Immunodeficiency disorders occur when the body's immune response is reduced or absent.
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What is defined as an immune deficiency?
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How does a person get a immune deficiency?
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What are the symptoms of immune deficiency?
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How can I help someone with immune deficiency?
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What is cellular immune deficiency syndrome like?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is immune deficiency and what are the classic symptoms?
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A 41-year old asked:
When can you first detect immune deficiency disorder? What age?
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A 34-year old asked:
How to help someone with immune deficiency to prevent infection?
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A 47-year old asked:
What sort of problem is acquired immune deficiency syndrome (A.I.D.S.)?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you tell me if I were to mention immune deficiency, what diseases would you immediately think of?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS?
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What is the treatment for immune deficiency (iga)?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can there be other immune deficiency diseases besides aids?
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A 40-year old asked:
Scids---severe combine immune deficiency syndrome. What is it and how treated?
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A 36-year old asked:
Aids(acquired immune deficiency syndrome): are there ways to prevent this for babies?
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A 45-year old asked:
Aids is only the state a person is in, it is a syndrome. aids stands for acquired immune deficiency, right?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is auto immune deficiency treatable?
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What specialists treat immune deficiency disorders?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have a 6 year old son with IgA immune deficiency. What should we do?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have a 5 year old daughter with IgA immune deficiency. Any tips for decreasing doc visits?
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A 34-year old asked:
If you know anything about recurrent infections, immune deficiency, please help me know why I keep getting vaginitis?
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A 32-year old female asked about a female:
14 month old always sick . In daycare for 5 months. She gets better a 2 days later she's sick again. On and off for 3 months. Is it immune deficiency?
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A 41-year old asked:
Does cystic fibrosis cause immune deficiency?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is frequent throat infections suggestive of a minor immune deficiency?
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A 48-year old male asked:
My father has had low IGG levels for a year... Other IGs are normal. Could this be a problem? His PCP suggested perhaps some immune deficiency.
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A 26-year old female asked:
Immunologist agreed I have malar rash. How is lupus dx'd since we can't rely on antibody or inflammatory tests w my immune deficiency and steroid tx?
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A 33-year old female asked about a male:
2 yr old chr sinus infection, md treated for GERD (no change), did blood work (negative ie Immune deficiency and CF), saw allergist. Any thoughts?
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A 33-year old asked:
How would T-helper cell deficiency affect a person's immune system?
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A member asked:
I took a urine test and the doctor called back and said I have sugar in my urine, what does this mean. I am a 26 year old male who has common variable immuno deficiency and I may have propheryia or an auto immune disease, does sugar in the urine indictae
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A 20-year old male asked:
I am always feeling tired. I was born with an iron deficiency and weak immune system. What can I do go make myself more energetic?
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