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What happens to you when your immune system is suppressed by a virus?
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Why does a person with AIDS have a suppressed immune system?
The HIV virus attacks white blood cells, suppressing immune activity.
Why do Students often get a cold or suffer from some other virus right after finals?
Stress from finals can have a great affect on your immune system. When your immune system is suppressed colds can be frequent.
What does immunosuppressant mean for asthmatics?
Immunosuppressants are drugs that suppress that suppress/restrain your immune system so it is considerably weaker when on those meds. These medications are used after people have transplant surgery to prevent the body rejecting the transplanted organ. As well, predisone given for lung conditions suppresses the immune system temporarily. With a suppressed immune system, the person is susceptible to acquire other infections, such as even the common cold. Except, with a suppressed immune system, even a common cold virus can turn deadly because the person's suppressed immune system won't fight the illness as vigorously as normal.
What virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies?
The HIV virus kills the helper T-cells which are part of your immune system.
What if a cold sore happens once?
A cold sore is a herpes infection For some people, their immune system suppresses the virus; for others they have outbreaks. Each persons immune system is different.
What virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produces that antibodies?
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies.
What is an antonym for immune system?
Virus
What are HIV virus side effects?
1) Suppressed immune system 2) AIDS dementia complex - similar to dementia affecting people in the mid 50 to 60. 3) Once the immune system is down, other opportunistic virus or bacterial infection will invade the body resulting in cancer or serious illness. Hope that answers your question.
Is lupus a virus?
Lupus is not a virus, it is a malfunction of the immune system.
Is HIV a virus that destroys the circulatory system?
No, it is a virus that usually destroys the *immune*system of primates.
Why is the response of the immune system to a vaccine specific?
Because the immune system attack the dead virus so the next time the virus come into the body thebimmune systek reconize it and attack the virus
AIDS is caused by HIV a virus that infects?
the immune system Helper T cells.... C for Plato users
