Immune System Articles

• Skin Care
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Viruses
   
  

  Wart

  A wart is a generally small, rough growth, typically on hands and feet. Warts are common, and are caused by a viral infection, specifically by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Certain types of warts, ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
   
  

  Infectious mononucleosis

  Infectious mononucleosis (also known in North America as mono, the kissing disease, or Pfeiffer's disease, and more commonly known as glandular fever in other English-speaking countries) is a disease ... > more
• Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Hormone Disorders
  Obesity
   

  Hyperglycemia

  Hyperglycemia or High Blood Sugar is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. Hyperglycemia is one of the classic symptoms of diabetes mellitus, others ... > more
• Allergy
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Diabetes
  Cold and Flu
   
  

  Hay fever

  Allergic rhinitis, also called pollinosis, hay fever or nasal allergies, and often also written together as hayfever, is a collection of symptoms, predominantly in the nose and eyes, that occur after ... > more
• Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Cold and Flu
  Psoriasis
   
  

  Urticaria

  Urticaria or hives is a relatively common form of allergic reaction that causes raised red skin welts. Urticaria is also known as nettle rash or uredo. These welts can be 5 mm (0.2 inches) in ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Foodborne Illness
  Infectious Diseases
  Bacteria
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Salmonellosis

  Salmonellosis is an infection with Salmonella bacteria. Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 6 to 72 hours after infection. In most cases, the illness ... > more
• Microbiology
  Fungus
  Staying Healthy
  Allergy
  Sports Medicine
  Organic
   
  

  Mold

  Molds, or mould, are various fungi that cover surfaces as fluffy mycelia and usually produce masses of asexual, or sometimes sexual, spores. Mold is a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Menopause
  Molecular Biology
  Prostate Cancer
  Cell Biology
  Diabetes
   

  Hormone

  A hormone is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones including plants. The best-known animal (and human) hormones are those ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Obesity
  Diseases and Conditions
  Human Biology
   

  Body odor

  Body odor, Bromhidrosis or body odour is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply considerably in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost totally odorless. Body ... > more
• Nervous System
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Molecular Biology
  Neuropathy
   
  

  Myelin

  Myelin is an electrically insulating phospholipid layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while ... > more

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