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Why are people whose spleens have been removed are often told to avoid traveling to third-world countries?
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∙ 13y ago
because with out their spleen, ur ammune system wouldent be use to a new environment
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What type of meningitis are those with spleen disorders susceptible to?
Patients who have had their spleens removed, or whose spleens are no longer functional (as in the case of patients with sickle cell disease ) are more susceptible to other infections, including meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis.
What can go wrong with a dogs spleen?
It can mess wit the dogs body. Miyabi
When comparing blood smears of patient with intact spleens and those of patients without spleens the blood smears of patients without spleens will likely reveal what?
because it mixs with diffrent liquids.
Do pigeons have a lobed liver?
Yes pigeons have spleens. All vertebrates have spleens except lampreys and hagfishes.
When comparing the blood smears of patients with intact spleens to those of patients without spleens the blood smears of patients without spleens will likely reveal?
One of the main functions of the spleen is to remove "old" platelets from the blood supply. This should mean that the blood smears from the patients without spleens would show far higher levels of platelets than would be seen in the samples from those with spleens.
When comparing the blood smears of patients with intact spleens to those patients without spleens the blood smears of patients without spleens will likely reveal?
One of the main functions of the spleen is to remove "old" platelets from the blood supply. This should mean that the blood smears from the patients without spleens would show far higher levels of platelets than would be seen in the samples from those with spleens.
Do animals have spleens?
Yes they have one
Why do you have 2 spleens?
you bet you can :D
Can thrombocytopenia be hereditary?
Yes, Thrombocytopenia can be hereditary. I have it along with 4 of my 5 other siblings. Our father has it so it has been passed down through his side of the family. We have all had to have our spleens removed because of this.
Can you have 2 spleens?
: I actually have 2 spleens. : its causing quite a bit of trouble with me trying to enlist in the air force >< : rawr i hate being 1 in a million
When comparing blood smears of patients with intact spleens and patients without spleens the patients without spleens will reveal what?
Patients without spleens will typically show an increased number of Howell-Jolly bodies in their blood smears. Howell-Jolly bodies are small nuclear remnants that are normally removed by the spleen. Without a spleen, these remnants are not effectively cleared from the bloodstream, leading to their increased presence in the blood smears.
Do frogs have spleens?
frog do have a spleen. it is located by the rectum and intestines.
