Essays Tagged: "Immune system"

An essay about AIDS:epidermiology, causes, pathology and symptoms

m that does not normally produce disease in human; it occurs in persons with abnomality functioning immune system), secondary neoplasms( any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant) and neu ... ence may be targeted for therapy.3.2 The Development of AIDSThere are two major targets of HIV: the immune system and the central nervous system (CNS). The effects of HIV infection on each of these wi ...

(4 pages) 253 1 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease

LupusMugs BlankAnatomy/PhysiologyPeriod 4January 9, 2002Lupus, is a chronic, autoimmune disease, which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, ... ses inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteri ... ruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens. In an autoimmune disorder such as lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between fo ...

(5 pages) 204 1 4.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Biology of Beauty

le. The article states that symmetryshows abundance of sexual hormones, health, and strength of the immune system. They support their hypothesis ofsymmetry's affect on the abundance of sexual hormones ...

(3 pages) 113 1 4.3 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

AIDS

AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a recently recognized disease entity. It is caused by infect ... aused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks selected cells in the immune system (see IMMUNITY) and produces defects in function. These defects may not be apparent for ... t be apparent for years. They lead in a relentless fashion, however, to a severe suppression of the immune system's ability to resist harmful organisms. This leaves the body open to an invasion by var ...

(12 pages) 245 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AIDS

AIDSAIDS(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a deadlydisease for which there is no cure. This disease was firstrec ... venereal routes or exposureto contaminated blood or blood products. This disease weakensthe body's immune system, allowing other diseases to occur. Themost common treatments available for this virus ... ference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is the virus thatcauses AIDS, and AIDS is a disease of the immune system andunfortunately at this time there is no cure for.

(1 pages) 33 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Death

the leading cause of death. What is the leading cause of death? I believe it is AIDS.AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency, is the disease that renders the body's immune system unable to resist invasion by ...

(1 pages) 41 0 2.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Tuberculosis

at the person has the TB germs but they are in an inactive state. When TB germs enter the body, the immune system builds a wall around them. While TB germs are inactive, they cannot cause any damage. ... m's organs. A person can have TB disease shortly after being infected with TB germs if the person's immune system is weak.TB can attack any part of the system. The lungs are the most common area of at ...

(3 pages) 81 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Diseases as a Reflection of the Psyche

ive, or despondent, thentheir body reacts in a way as to give up and allowssickness to invade their immune system. The ability tocontrol ones' physical status is possible, however onlyto a certain ext ...

(3 pages) 62 0 3.0 Nov/1992

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Vaccine Essay

problem, by injecting a tiny sample of the virus into the child's blood, in order to stimulate the immune system to fight the disease if the child catches it, which is known as vaccination. However, ... triple shot, called MMR, which is a short hand for measles, mumps, and rubella, are not completely immune against these diseases. McTaggart adds that the cases of measles are increasing exponentially ...

(3 pages) 163 2 4.3 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

AIDS:Is There a Cure? Are There Preventions?

tracting AIDS. I mean who does AIDS think it is just killing people?AIDS is a virus that kills your immune system. The letters in AIDS stand for Acquired, Immune, Deficiency, Syndrome. (Madaras,185-6) ... the infection was caused by casual contact.The part of your body that the AIDS virus kills is your immune system as mentioned before, but what it really kills is your white blood cells. White blood c ...

(4 pages) 115 0 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AIDS:Is There a Cure? Are There Preventions?

tracting AIDS. I mean who does AIDS think it is just killing people?AIDS is a virus that kills your immune system. The letters in AIDS stand for Acquired, Immune, Deficiency, Syndrome. (Madaras,185-6) ... the infection was caused by casual contact.The part of your body that the AIDS virus kills is your immune system as mentioned before, but what it really kills is your white blood cells. White blood c ...

(4 pages) 61 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

controversy over genetic engineering, an essay about genetics and such.

. Take cancer for example. Scientists are working on a way to alter the processes of the body's own immune system so that white T-Cells will attack cancerous tumors. The T- Cells will be biologically ...

(4 pages) 204 0 2.8 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Aids. Refers to an article in "Top Secret" by Prof. J. Segal and Dr. L. Segal

a lot of professionalterminology and is dotted with footnotes.AIDS FACTS'The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name(Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome),' write the Segals, ... ytes, alsocalled 'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production ofantibodies in the immune system.' In the course of the illness, the numberof functional T4- cells is reduced greatly s ...

(9 pages) 58 0 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Ebola Virus

. While the exact function of theother four proteins are still unknown, we do know that they attack immunesystem. Ebola is known to jump hosts and known to be lethal to bothmonkeys and humans. Similar ... o jump hosts and known to be lethal to bothmonkeys and humans. Similar to HIV, it will destroy your immune systemmaking it useless to fight off not only the ebola virus, but any othervirus that might ...

(6 pages) 99 1 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Survey on Human Compassion Towards Their Pets

Throughout the world animals are undergoing constant experiments on their body tissues, organs, and immune system. There is no mercy for the animals in today's modern and fast paced world where cures ...

(6 pages) 177 0 3.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

AIDS - A US made Moster?

lot of professional terminology and is dotted with footnotes.AIDS FACTS'The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name(Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome),' write the Segals, ... ytes, also called'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies inthe immune system.' In the course of the illness, the number of functional T4-cells is reduced greatly s ...

(9 pages) 74 1 2.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Microbiology

AIDS

good very well writtenAcquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is adisease entity that has been recognized since 1981. It is c ... It is caused byinfection with the human immunodeficiency virus, which attacksselected cells in the immune system and produces defects infunction. This leaves the body open to an invasion by variousin ...

(2 pages) 44 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

AZT

ther new and rare complications that had previously been seen only inpatients with severely damaged immune systems. The Center for Disease Control inthe United States named this new epidemic the acqui ... rus that caused AIDS. They named the virus the human immunodeficiency virus, orHIV. AIDS causes the immune system of the infected patient to become much lessefficient until it stops working altogether ...

(6 pages) 52 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

AIDS: U.S.- Made Monster?

lot of professional terminology and is dotted with footnotes.AIDS FACTS'The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name(Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome),' write the Segals, ... ytes, also called'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies inthe immune system.' In the course of the illness, the number of functional T4-cells is reduced greatly s ...

(9 pages) 75 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

HIV/AIDS - Description, causes, statistics etc.

wing someone who is infected, or being a health care worker. HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. It also affects the blood cells (lymphocytes) and cells of the organs (bone marrow, s ... r a long time.In time, however the infected person develops rare illnesses or cancers because their immune system is weakened. When this happens, the person now has AIDS. Some people live for several ...

(4 pages) 258 2 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases