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Immunocompromised /im·mu·no·com·pro·mised/ (-kom´pro-mīzd) having the immune response attenuated by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, by irradiation, by malnutrition, or by certain disease processes (e.g., cancer).
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: chlamydia, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that produces disorders and infections that can lead to death. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), a fatal disease that attacks the body's immune system making it unable to resist infection, is caused by the human immunodeficiency.
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syndrome acquired immune deficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome an epidemic, transmissible retroviral disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, manifested in severe cases as profound depression of cell-mediated immunity, and affecting certain recognized risk groups.eckwith-Wiedemann syndrome an inherited disorder characterized by exomphalos, macroglossia, and gigantism, often associated with visceromegaly, adrenocortical cytomegaly, and dysplasia of the renal medulla.
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Immune system The immune system is a system of many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, known as pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue.nflammation is one of the first responses of the immune system to infection. The symptoms of inflammation are redness, swelling, heat, and pain, which are caused by increased blood flow into tissue. Inflammation is produced by eicosanoids and cytokines, which are released by injured or infected cells.
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HIV/AIDS The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects cells of the immune system, destroying or impairing their function. Infection with the virus results in progressive deterioration of the immune system, leading to immune deficiency. The immune system is considered deficient when it can no longer fulfil its role of fighting infection and disease.
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- Sections. Definition. Cellular immunity is a protective immune process that involves the activation of phagocytes, antigen-sensitized cytotoxic T cells and the release of cytokines and chemokines in response to antigen.
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- Immunity refers to the body's ability to keep illness away. If you have a strong immune system, then your body is able to keep itself healthy by fighting illness. Therefore, a compromised immune system means a body that does not have good immunity. With a compromised immune system a body does not have the ability to defend against illness or medical challenges.
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Stress, Illness and the Immune System The main types of immune cells are white blood cells. There are two types of white blood cells – lymphocytes and phagocytes. When we’re stressed, the immune system’s ability to fight off antigens is reduced. That is why we are more susceptible to infections.hort term suppression of the immune system is not dangerous. However, chronic suppression leaves the body vulnerable to infection and disease. A current example of this is AIDS-Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Here the immune system is suppressed leaving the vulnerable to illness.
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Wellness Glossary â Health and Wellness Definitions AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. The Centers for Disease Control has defined AIDS as beginning when a person with HIV infection has a CD4 cell (also called t-cell, a type of immune cell) count below 200.IDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. The Centers for Disease Control has defined AIDS as beginning when a person with HIV infection has a CD4 cell (also called t-cell, a type of immune cell) count below 200.
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- The immune system is a system of many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, known as pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue.
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- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). There are two variants of the HIV virus, HIV-1 and HIV-2, both of which ultimately cause AIDS.
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impaired skin integrity impaired tissue integrity a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a state in which an individual has damage to a mucous membrane or to corneal, integumentary, or subcutaneous tissue.
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HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. Following initial infection, a person may not notice any symptoms or may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. Typically, this is followed by a prolonged period with no symptoms. As the infection progresses, it interferes more with the immune system, increasing the risk of common infections like tuberculosis, as well
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Immune Reconstitution Syndrome in HIV-Infected Patients Taking Antiretroviral Therapy Immune reconstitution syndrome (IRIS) is a clinical syndrome that has been described in HIV infected patients after initiation of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART), and is characterized by paradoxical acute worsening of an underlying opportunistic infection or AIDS-defining illness.
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Immunocompromised A change or alteration of the immune system that normally serves to fight off infections and other illnesses. This can involve changes in antibodies that the body produces (hygogammaglobulinemia), or defect in the cells that partake in the immune response.
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Rapamycin Immune system. Written By: Immune system, the complex group of defense responses found in humans and other advanced vertebrates that helps repel disease-causing organisms (pathogens). Immunity from disease is actually conferred by two cooperative defense systems, called nonspecific, innate immunity and specific, acquired immunity.
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- Definition. The host (also called the susceptible host) is the human body: someone who is at the risk of infection. Infections do not necessarily occur when pathogens enter the body of the person whose immune system is functioning normally.Whether or not a pathogen will result in infection depends upon several factors related to the host (the person exposed), the pathogen itself, and the environment.nfections do not necessarily occur when pathogens enter the body of the person whose immune system is functioning normally. Whether or not a pathogen will result in infection depends upon several factors related to the host (the person exposed), the pathogen itself, and the environment.
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immunity Full Definition of IMMUNITY. : the quality or state of being immune; especially: a condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products.See immunity defined for English-language learners.See immunity defined for kids. the quality or state of being immune; especially: a condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products. See immunity defined for English-language learners.
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immunity noun, plural immunities. 1. the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like. 2. the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease. 3. the ability of a cell to react immunologically in the presence of an antigen.
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Infection Immune System. Body's strong line of defense against invading microorganism. The body recognizes foreign substances as microorganisms and produces substances to fight them off. Antibodies, white blood cells, digestive enzymes, and resistance of the skin are examples.
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B20 A syndrome resulting from the acquired deficiency of cellular immunity caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). It is characterized by the reduction of the helper t-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and the lymph nodes. Symptoms include generalized lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and chronic diarrhea.
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- Disorders of the Immune System. Your immune system is your body's defense against infections and other harmful invaders. Without it, illnesses from bacteria or viruses, for example, would be constant. Your immune system is made up of special cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect you.hen your immune system doesn't work the way it should, it is called an immune system or immunodeficiency disorder. You may: Be born with a weak immune system. This is called primary immune deficiency.
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- Medical Definition of ACTIVE IMMUNITY. : usually long-lasting immunity that is acquired through production of antibodies within the organism in response to the presence of antigens—compare acquired immunity, innate immunity, passive immunity. usu. long-lasting immunity that is acquired through production of antibodies within the organism in response to the presence of antigens — compare passive immunity. See active immunity defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Innate immune system Innate immune system. Innate immune system. The innate immune system, also known as the non-specific immune system or in-born immunity system, is an important subsystem of the overall immune system that comprises the cells and mechanisms that defend the host from infection by other organisms.
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Can A Healthy Immune System Fight Off The Hiv Virus Immune restoration means repairing the damage done to the immune system by HIV. In a healthy immune system, there is a full range of CD4 cells (T-cells, see Fact Sheet 124 ) that can fight different...
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immune system : the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues by producing the immune response and that includes especially the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (as in the gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow), macrophages, lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and antibodies.