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A disease of the lymph nodes?
Lymphopathy
Do doctors diagnose swollen lymph nodes as an infectious disease?
Swollen lymph nodes would be a symptom of a disease rather than the disease itself.
A disease that causes swelling of the lymph nodes is?
The Plague
How lymph nodes help fight disease?
Trapping bacteria.
What diseases result in enlarged lymph nodes?
Lymphadenopathy is any disease process involving enlargement of the lymph nodes. This can occur due to infection, autoimmune disease or malignancy.
What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
What happens to the lymph after it travels through the lymphatic system?
After it travels through the lymphatic system, the lymph nodes filter lymph, trapping bacteria and other disease-causing microorganisms in the fluid.Lymphatic vessels open into veins and the fluid re-enters the bloodstream.As lymph flows through the lymphatic system, it passes through small knobs of tissue called lymph nodes. Lymph nodes filter the lymph, trapping bacteria and other microorganisms that cause disease. When the body is fighting an infection, the lymph nodes enlarge. If you've ever had "swollen glands" when you've been sick, you've actually had swollen lymph nodes.
What disease in horses cause swelling of the lymph nodes and nasal discharge?
Strangles
What is the disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes is described as being what?
lymphadenopathy
Any disease process involving enlargement of the lymph nodes?
infectious mononocleosis
What filters harmful substances from lymph?
Lymph nodes
