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Which system does hiv and aids attack?
HIV attacks the immune system. The name itself tells you when it is written in full form. HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus.
Name the organ systems that is affected by genetic diseases?
Genetic diseases can affect any organ system in the body, including the nervous system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system, endocrine system, musculoskeletal system, and immune system. Symptoms and severity of genetic diseases can vary depending on which organ system is impacted.
What are Auto-Immune Diseases?
An autoimmune disease is caused by the immune system attacking you instead of threats and diseases coming from outside you. In autoimmune diseases, the body makes a mistake and attacks its own tissues.a condition that causes the body's own immune system to wrongly identify cells as foreign and attack them.
Can you name a few diseases you can get from smoking?
Lung Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
What is another name for the immune system?
Lymphatic System
Name one immune system?
Lymphatic System.
What is Another name for specific defense system?
The specific defense system is also known as the acquired immune system.
What is the name for the way of preventing diseases like smallpox?
Vaccination is the method used to prevent diseases like smallpox by introducing a weakened or killed form of the pathogen into the body to stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against it.
What is the autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks thyroid tissue?
The name of the disorder is Hashimoto disease. Its know too as chronic thyroiditis. On a personal note an endocrinologist diagnosed me it some years go.
What body system is the immunology in?
It is in the immune system hence the name immunology
Why is AIDS considered such a deadly virus if itself does not kill people?
AIDS does kill people. It infects the immune system. The immune system then will not be strong enough to fight off diseases. yes but it's the other virus that kill you not the aids virus.
Is HIV the primary cause of death in people with AIDS?
Here's how it works: HIV is the name of a virus that attacks the immune system, makes it weaker. Eventually the immune system fails completely, which makes the person wide open to any and all diseases. The name for when this happens is AIDS. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Meaning your immune system has gotten really weakened. Meaning you catch a lot of other diseases easily. Eventually one of them, or several of them working together, is what kills you.
