chp7 diseases

late-stage infection with the human immunodefeciency virus (HIV) which progressively weakens the immune system

life-threatening systemic allergic reaction to a substance to which the body was previously sensitized

inflammatory response that causes degenerative changes in the spinal vertabrae; sacroiliac joints; connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments in the hips, shoulders, knees, feet, and ribs; and tissues of the lungs, eyes, and heart valves

group of disorders casued when the immune system misidentifies red blood cells as foreign and creates autoantibodies that attack them

complex chronic disorder marked by severe fatigue unrelieved by rest, often worsened by mental or physical activity; sometimes called __________

group of disorders in which persistent or recurrent Candida fungal infections develop on the skin, nails, or mucous membranes

acute infection which causes sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes; also called _______

complication of bone marrow transplantation in which lymphoid cells from donated tissue attack the recipient and csue damage to skin, liver, GI tract, and other tissues

type of lymphatic cancer; aka _______

disorder in which a deficiency of platelets results in abnormal blood clotting, marked by tiny purple bruises that form under the skin

cancer of lymphatic tissue not related to hodgkin disease

group of more than 30 types of malignancies of B and T lymphocytes

chronic form of megaloblastic anemia caused by a deficit in the absorption of vitamin B12, that reduces the body's ability to produce sufficient numbers of healthy RBCs

process in which specialized white blood cells (phagocytes) engulf and destroy microorganisms, foreign antigens, and cell debris

a type of pneumonia associated with AIDS

disorder that causes the slow onset of muscle weakness and pain in the muscles of the trunk and pregresses to affect muscles of the neck, shoulders, back, hip, and possibly hands and fingers

group of chronic autoimmune diseases that cause inflammatory and fibrotic changes to skin, muscles, joints, tendons, cartilage, and other connective tissues

autoimmune disorder that causes dysfunction of salivary glands in the mouth and lacrimal glands in the eyes, and affects other areas of the body

chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and degeneration of various connective tissues and organs in the body, such as the skin, lungs, heart, joints, kidneys, blood, or nervous system

reaction of antibodies present in transfused blood to RBCs in the recipients blood, or of antibodies in the recipients blood to RBCs in the transfused blood

identification of transplanted tissue as foreign by the recipients immune system, which responds by attacking the tissue

test in which paper or gauze saturated with an allergen is applied to the skin beneath an occlusive dressing and the reponse is noted

test in which an allergen is placed on a scratched area of the skin and the response is noted

measurement of the number of specialized WBCs sometimes called helper T cells, used to identify whether a persons HIV infection is worsened