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Immune System
This category is for questions about how our bodies identify and fight off disease, infection or pathogens through specialized cells, tissues and organs. The system that does this is called the immune system. It produces antibodies which recognize intruders and neutralizes potentially pathogenic organisms or substances.
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Can radiation travel from japan to Hawaii?
First. I am not a nuclear physicist nor am i an expert on radioactivity.
You will generally be as safe as any other normal day. Go about your daily business and watch local advisories and the news.
There is not going to be a plume of deadly radiation that rains down on you in California causing noticeable short term damage. The heaviest and most damaging radiation isotopes would have likely fall nearby into the Pacific ocean. They will be 'diluted' into the Pacific ocean or the atmosphere and continue their half life expectancy cycle. While doing so the isotopes could be taken up by some of the sea life and may cause minimal damage in the ocean. The bypass water cooling the reactors is hopefully diluted enough not to damage sea life far away. I would hazard a speculation and say crustaceans would be most affected nearby Japan. Some gaseous airborne radiation such as Radon may pose a slight risk in the short term, but the most stable form of this isotope has a half life of 3.8 days.
In simple terms: you will be okay, however there will be increased levels of background radiation in nearly unreadable amounts across the world. Very very small amounts.
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Putting the situation in real terms, you will receive more radiation from a window seat in an airplane than you will from this situation in the United States. Background levels in Tokyo have increased to almost half of the normal levels you will see in London every day. Realistic levels are ignored to promote sensational journalism. The levels are foolishly exploited by the media.
Do you need injections to go to Hawaii?
Good question. Even though Hawaii is a state, all 50 states can sometimes have health problems. You can ask your doctor about it.
What is an immune complex test?
Circulating immune complexes (CIC) are present in many individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), especially with any of the vasculitides complications. Levels of CICs have been reported to show correlation with disease activity in that higher levels are reported during active phases of the disease. Many tests have been developed for the detection of CICs, including PEG precipitation, radial immunodiffusion and cellular based assays, such as the Raji cell assay. No single procedure appears to detect all types of CIC: however, those procedures which detect CICs containing fragments of complement (e.g. C1q and C3d) appear to detect clinically relevant events. C1q binds with greatest avidity to immune complexes ranging in size from 19 to 27 S. In serum sickness, which is the prototype immune complex disease, this size of complex has typically been found to be deposited in tissues leading to damage. The IBL test system for C1q circulating immune complexes detects immune complexes containing both C1q and IgG. The concentration is expressed as µg/ml heat aggregated human globulin (HAG) equivalents. IBL also offers a test kit for the determination of C3d and IgG containing circulating immune complexes.
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Sometimes because of stress, fatigue, or depression. Sometimes you bite your nails when you don't want to do something. It is very hard to stop, so it is best if you keep something little in your hands like a ball to keep your hands out of your mouth.
Precautions to control high sed rate?
High sedimentation rates are an indicator of inflamation which can be the result of an immune disorder or infection of some sort. This can be controlled to some extent with anti inflammatory Or disease modifying drugs in the case of autoimmune diseases. and in the case of infections antibiotics or similar drugs are used to reduce inflammation by eliminating the infection.
What can fuses not provide protection against?
Fuses do not provide protection against ground faults. Protection against a ground fault can be provided by breakers. If a fuse blows, it has to be replaced. If a breaker is tripped to off due to a surge in electrical current, the breaker can be reset.
When did Edward Jenner invent the smallpox vaccine?
Dr Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine in 1796 and published his findings in 1798
It became a worldwide disease and killed many people.. But God has a reason for everything that happens in our lives
If the Luddites were against the factory system what they were for?
The Luddites were in favor of producing cloth on primitive hand operated looms. Such looms were often in private homes where the weavers worked incredibly long hours to produce not very much cloth.
The Luddies were also in favor of NOT letting other people decide how to run their own lives. Like union thugs today they were arrogant enough to insist that their way of doing things was the only correct way and that everone else should conform to their twisted view of right and wrong.
Or one could say:
Before factories, cloth was produced by self-employed weavers, working from home. Wives and daughters would spin the yarn, and the men would weave it. When factories started up, the quantity of cloth produced by powered looms put them out of business at a stroke.
Many power looms were destroyed by many people, but an actual Mr Ludd went about the country making speeches and rabble-rousing. I think his name was James Ludd, but I'm not sure. 'Luddites' was a handy label for all the people put out of business by the new technology, and furious about it. These people ended up working for starvation wages at the factories, in the end. Plus ca change, eh? in fact i believe that it as general ludd...and that the luddites often called the operation of destroying new machines "General Ludd" the luddites were definatley for the domestic system
your actually wrong
his name was NED, NOT JAMES
thanks, I actually think your clever
WARNING THIS IS BIAS
What are the dangers of french kissing?
There are some risks to kissing such as contracting viruses (colds, flu, mono, herpes simplex etc.) , STD's (genital herpes/warts, gonorrhea, syphllis etc. ) those are just some examples - I realize it sounds horrible but it is not something to disregard as they are always possibilities not to mention bad breath. Be sure of your partner.
No, but an old wives' tale has it that when you sneeze, your soul leaves your body for the duration of the sneeze (so, without a soul, you are "dead" for that moment).
Protection from arrest from slander in congress?
Article I section six of the Constitution protects member of Congress from arrest while they are in session except for treason or felony. The reason is so the executive can't just have them arrested because he doesn't like the way they are going to vote.
Why are congressmen privileged from arrest during their attendance at a sessionof congress?
The reason Congressmen can not be arrested is to stop the Police, the Executvie Branch, from detaining and there by interfering with the voting of the Congress.
Imagine if someone with Police authority, President, a Governor, a Mayor, or such, did not want a law to pass in congress. He could simple arrest all of the congressmen who might vote against the President's wishes. Congress would not be able to function if its members were subject arrest.
I believe that only Congress can arrest congressmen. Sure the Police might bring an indictment but they cannot arreest and detain the congressmen without Congressional authority.
Otherwise Congressmen would be arrested constantly.
I also believe the "no hold" arrest policy applies to Governors and State Legislatures. Same problem. If the State of California wanted to pass a law that the Federal Government did not like then the Federal Government would just arrest the Governor so the law could not be signed into being.
So, where does this power end? What are the limits? Can the US Marshals arrest Eliot Spitzer on protitution charges and remove or imprison him while he is the Governor of New York State?
I don't think they can. It would be too easy for them to remove Governors at will.
Will the New York Legislature allow the Eliot Spitzer to remain as their Governor. I hope not.
Did gays and lesbians creaate Aids?
No. Gay people did not start AIDS. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) started AIDS. It originated in non-human primates, especially chimpanzees, and possibly entered the human population because people ate infected chimpanzee meat.
The first observed cases of HIV were gay men, so people once believed gay men started the disease.
What is the Location of plasma cells?
Differentiated B-Cells, or Plasma cells, along with a variety of other lymphocytes are most commonly found in the lamina propria, or subendothelial layer of the tissues which are most readily accessible to foreign antigens, i.e. gastrointestinal tract, respiratory passages, and urogenital tract.
Which describes a way that pathogens can be spread.?
Pathogens can enter the body from body fluids. They can also be transferred by blood via body contact or sharing needles. Pathogens aren't to be messed around with, because they can range from HIV to salmonella to parasites.
Are all the microbes strictly pathogen?
No, not all microbes are pathogens. Microbes can be beneficial or harmful, depending on the context. Many microbes are essential for processes such as digestion, nutrient cycling, and immune system function.
What directly attacks and lyses cellular pathogens?
One mechanism that directly attacks and lyses cellular pathogens is the complement system. This system consists of a group of proteins that can form pores on the cell membranes of pathogens, leading to cell lysis. Additionally, certain immune cells, such as natural killer cells or cytotoxic T cells, can release toxic substances that directly kill pathogens.
When pathogens enter your body through a cut what is the route?
they enter the bloodstream. when you get cut for example, the capillaries are broken, so there, the pathogens enter.
Difference function between phagocytes and lymphocytes?
Macrophages are the first line of defense against a foreign substance. The macrophage cell envelopes and begins to break down the foreign substance into smaller pieces allowing the lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) to attack and destroy the foreign substance.
What is the advantage of using monoclonal antibodies?
A single clone, ie a bunch of identical antibodies. As opposed to polyclonal antibodies, which are different clones even though they bind the same antigen.
What are the 2 main parts of the immune system?
Primary versus Secondary Immune Response
The primary immune response occurs the first time that the immune system comes in contact with the antigen. During this time the immune system has to learn to recognize antigen and how to make antibody against it and eventually gain immunological memory. This primary response takes time (about two weeks) and during this time the person experiences signs of illness. IgM antibodies are the hallmark of a new infection because they are the first antibodies made when a person is exposed to an antigen for the first time. After the body learns to make IgM antibodies, it will start making IgG antibodies to the antigen.
The secondary immune response occurs the second time (3rd, 4th, etc.) the person is exposed to the same antigen. At this point immunological memory has been established and the immune system can start making antibodies immediately. The antigen usually is killed within minutes and the person is not aware that he/she was attacked. The antibodies in this response are IgG and IgA or (in the case of allergy IgE).
