Immune deficiency conditions

Introduction: Immune deficiency conditions

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Immune deficiency conditions: Any of various diseases that suppress the immune system. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Immune deficiency conditions is available below.

Symptoms of Immune deficiency conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Immune deficiency conditions

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Causes of Immune deficiency conditions

• Other types of immune deficiency
  • Primary immune deficiency
  • AIDS
• Various serious illnesses:
  • Chronic illness

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Types of Immune deficiency conditions

• Primary Immune Deficiency - congenital defects of the immune system
  • Selective IgA Deficiency
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency
  • X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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Article Excerpts about Immune deficiency conditions

The immune system is a complex and highly developed system, yet its mission is simple: to seek and kill invaders. If a person is born with a severely defective immune system, death from infection by a virus, bacterium, fungus or parasite will occur. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Definitions of Immune deficiency conditions:

Syndromes in which there is a deficiency or defect in the mechanisms of immunity, either cellular or humoral. - (Source - Diseases Database)