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Is cystic fibrosis a chronic disease of the immune system?
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic genetic disease. It is not an autoimmune disease. However, recent research indicates that an overactive immune response contributes to inflammation and damage in the lungs.
What is an immune system disease according to medical literature?
The definition of an immune system disease is a disease that causes over- or underactivity of the immune system. When the immune system is overactive, this is called an autoimmune disease.
What terms describes and immune system that is inefficient and overactive in the aged?
Inflammaging, straight out of my textbook.
Can you take colostrum if you have lupus?
Colostrum is believed to boost the immune system. In lupus, the immune system is both confused and overactive. Lupus is managed by suppressiong the immune system. Attempting to boost and already over active immune system is counterproductive. No. Do not do this.
What does ganoderma do?
Herbalists consider ganoderma an adaptogen, or natural regulator, suppressing the immune system if it is overactive and boosting it if it is underactive.
Name 2 chronic diseases of the immune system?
arthritis thyroid
Why is silica should be avoided by lupus patients?
Silica stimulates the immune system. People with lupus already have an overactive and confused immune system. Lupus is treated with immunosuppressive drugs. Silica does just the opposite.
What is overactive immune system?
It means your immune system begins to attack your body's own healthy cells and tissues, when it is only supposed to attack viruses and bacteria that might cause you harm. Check out auto immunity
What can go wrong with a bodies immune systems?
Broadly speaking, you can have an immune system that does not do enough to protect the body from infection, which is called an immune deficiency, and you can also have an overactive immune system that attacks the body's own tissues, which is called an autoimmune disease. Both of these types of problems come in a variety of forms with a variety of causes.
Is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nervous system in which immune cells attack myelin sheat of the nerve cell axons?
are you asking 'what is the chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of nerve cell axions? if that is your question, the answer is Multiple Sclerosis.
How does chronic stress effect a horses immune system?
Stress in other mammals is the same of that in humans.
What is the treatment for chronic histoplasmosis?
Patients with an intact immune system who develop chronic histoplasmosis are treated with the drug ketoconazole (Nizoral) or amphotericin B (Fungizone).
