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Are immune compromised people more susceptible to Valley Fever?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes. People with immune compromised systems are more susceptible to Valley fever. For example, it is found more commonly in prisons because many prisoners have immuno-suppression due to HIV.
Valley Fever is a fungal infection which is known in medical terms as Coccidioidomycosis. It is caused by the fungus Coccidioides.
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What kind of infections do people with compromised immune systems get?
People with comprimised immune systems are susceptible to all the infections commonly found in the population. They are also able to develop "opportunistic infections." There are a variety of opportunistic infections. A few include thrush, kaposi's sarcoma, pneumocystis pneumonia and cytomegalovirus.
What type of people have lower resistance to foodborne illness?
Children, elderly and people with compromised immune systems.
Why are young and old people susceptible hosts?
Because their immune system's are not good.
Why are individuals with HIV able to contract diseases that are rare to the rest of the population?
Patients with HIV have compromised immune systems. As a result, they are at a greater risk of getting sick or contracting illness causing organisms. The HIV suppresses the immune system from functioning optimally.
Why is it difficult for person with HIV to fight off infections?
The immune system of people infected with HIV is compromised and weakened.
Does toxemia lead to infection?
People who have toxemia are often susceptible to infection because their immune systems are weakened
Which vaccine type is not given usually to people whose immune system is compromised?
I would assume that live and weakened vaccine would not be given to such people.
If someone has HIV positive why are they more likely to get infections?
But anyone infected with HIV can infect other people, even if they have no symptoms. .... to five times more likely to acquire HIV through sexual contact with an HIV-positive person.
How can some people get valley fever but don't get sick?
Actually a large number get Valley Fever and get well with no signs of being ill. They are immune to it then.
Who is most susceptible to rotavirus infections?
Children between the ages of six months and two years, especially in a daycare setting, are the most susceptible to this infection.
What types of people got the plague?
Oftentimes it was the poor because of their unhygienic living conditions and compromised immune systems, but the Plague did not discriminate. It took the lives of people from all walks of life.
What will happen if your CD4 count is 5?
A CD4 count of 5 indicates that the immune system is virtually non-functioning. In such cases, people are much more susceptible to infections, as the immune system is unable to fight them off.
