Immune System Articles

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
  Chronic Illness
  Joint Pain
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Chronic fatigue syndrome

  Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, post-viral fatigue syndrome and various other names, is a syndrome of unknown and possibly multiple etiology, affecting the central ... > more
• Mumps, Measles, Rubella
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Measles

  Measles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus. In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated, and licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became ... > more
• Liver Disease
  Viruses
  Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Hepatitis A

  Hepatitis A is an enterovirus transmitted by the orofecal route, such as contaminated food. It causes an acute form of hepatitis and does not have a chronic ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Human Biology
  Viruses
  Sports Medicine
  Allergy
   
  

  Fever

  Fever is a frequent medical symptom that describes an increase in internal body temperature to levels that are above normal (37 degrees Celsius, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Fever is most accurately ... > more
• Wounds and Healing
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Gene Therapy
   
  

  Maggot

  A maggot is the larval stage of the fly life cycle, famous for eating decomposing flesh. Sometimes "maggot" is used to refer to the larval stage of any insect. Maggots are generally 4 to 12 mm in ... > more
• HIV and AIDS
  Infectious Diseases
  STD
  Sexual Health
  Viruses
  Chronic Illness
   
  

  HIV

  Human immunodeficiency virus, commonly known by the initialism HIV, formally known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus, is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the ... > more
• Pests and Parasites
  Microbiology
  Nature
  Healthy Aging
  Ecology Research
  Fungus
   

  Parasitism

  A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it. Parasites also ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  STD
  Sports Medicine
  Skin Care
  Allergy
   
  

  Scabies

  Scabies is a transmissible ectoparasite skin infection characterized by superficial burrows, intense pruritus (itching) and secondary infection. Caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis, ... > more
• Mating and Breeding
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Fertility
   

  Inbreeding

  Mammals, most other animals, and higher plants as well, have ways to minimize inbreeding. An inbred individual is likely to possess several physical and health defects, in addition to higher ... > more
• Gynecology
  Women's Health
  Hormone Disorders
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Menopause
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Progesterone

  Progesterone is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of ... > more

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