The group of cellular and molecular processes that the body uses to fight bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections. Autoimmune and inflammatory disease are caused by malfunctioning of this system and should also be tagged with the disease name.
Questions tagged [immune-system]
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Does laughing improve immune system?
From this question, I learn ways of the boosting immune system, but i didn't find main word laughing, so does laughing improve immune system?
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Immunity of indigenous tribe
After reading about the American missionary killed on North Sentinel Island, I realized I'm not sure how to answer the following question. One of the reasons anthropologists advise avoiding the remote island is to spare the Sentinelese tribe from…
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Can applying pressure to joints provide some health benefits?
My question goes beyond the obvious wisdom of not being sedentary. I was told by someone, with a fair amount of medical training, of the benefits of applying pressure to the joints and connective tissue. Specifically, that a sit-to-stand adapter, by…
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How often does the adaptive immune system "learn" a new pathogen?
I was arguing with an anti-vaxxer (clearly a favorite pastime) when he made the argument that there are certain risks, like triggering of autoimmune disease, inherent to the process of the adaptive immune system "learning" a new pathogen (memory B/T…
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Why is Antibody-Drug Conjugate regarded as Immunotherapy?
Many immunotherapy papers introduce Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) as an emerging modality of immunotherapy, and the following is one example:
Marin-Acevedo, Julian A et al. “Cancer immunotherapy beyond immune checkpoint inhibitors.” Journal of…
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Do immune system challenges affect age related immune response decline?
Load bearing exercise is known to help maintain strong bones as we age. Physical exercise prevents muscle atrophy and promotes overall body and organ health. It is also known that cognitive exercises and social interaction help to strengthen the…
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How does lifetime immunity work?
Why do we get a lifetime immunity against particular diseases like smallpox ?
Why don't we get immunity against all diseases we have already been through ?
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Will treating minor infections with medication slow down or prevent anti body generation?
My 2 yo son gets sick fairly often, as expected for his age. Since his immune system has yet to build antibodies against all the usual infections. I wonder if medicating minor infections is doing more harm than good, since it essentially robs his…
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How long is combined Meningoccocal ACWY vaccine effective for?
If I have the combined ACWY vaccine against meningococcal meningitis, how long should it make me immune to this group of diseases for?
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Is only the height of the spleen concerning?
Say you have a spleen size of 12.2cm by 11.8cm by 6.2cm when it should be 11cm by 6.5cm by 5.5cm (correct me if I'm wrong on the norm!), is only the height i.e. 11cm or 12.2cm matter I stated above?
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