viernes, 8 de junio de 2012

Immune System and Disorders: MedlinePlus [NEW TOPIC PAGE]

HERE ►
Immune System and Disorders: MedlinePlus


 A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
From the National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health

Immune System and Disorders


 
 
When your body encounters a germ, its first line of defense is your immune system. Specialized cells and organs help your body recognize and respond to foreign invaders. Your immune system even has its own circulatory system, called the lymphatic system.
If your immune system cannot do its job, the results can be serious. Disorders of the immune system include
  • Allergy and asthma - inappropriate immune responses to substances that are usually harmless
  • Graft-vs.-host disease - a life-threatening reaction in people receiving organ transplants
  • Immune deficiency diseases - disorders in which your resistance to disease becomes dangerously low
  • Autoimmune diseases - diseases causing your immune system to attack your own body's cells and tissues by mistake

Illustration of the immune system

National Institutes of Health

06/03/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Study found those who suffered it were more likely to get second skin cancer later in life
Source: HealthDay

No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario