Immune System

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Alergia

the overreaction by the body to a particular antigen

Anafilaxia

a systemic reaction that is a severe response of the body to an allergen that involves several bodily systems and requires prompt treatment

ex] hypotension, bronchial constriction, hives

Prueba de anticuerpos

• -a test done to find certain antibodies that attack red blood cells
• -antibodies are proteins made by the immune system that normally bind to foreign substances like bacteria and viruses to destroy them

Enfermedad autoinmunitaria

any one of a number of diseases that are characterized by the immune system making antibodies against its own tissues, mistaking healthy cells, tissues, and organs for antigens

ex] Rheumatoid Arthritis, Myasthenia Gravis, Pernicious Anemia, Chron's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Scleroderma, Graves' Disease

Prueba de Coombs

• -a test for a Haemolityic Anemia in which red blood cells are fragile and break easily from having an auto-immune disorder in which the body makes antibodies against its own red blood cells
• -the test uses rabbit serum with anti-human globulin antibodies, causing the patient's red blood cells to clump (agglutinate) if they are already covered in antibodies

Enfermedad de Graves

• -an autoimmune disease of unknown cause in which the immune system attacks the thyroid, causing the over-production of thyroid hormone
• -can cause goiter, and expothalamos

Fiebre de heno (rinitis alérgica) 

an allergic reaction to airborne allergens

Prueba para la detección del VIH

any number of tests used to detect the HIV antibodies or genetic material of HIV, usually done via blood test.

ex] ELISA, Western Blot, PCR (polymerase chain reaction), IFA (indirect fluorescent antibody)

SIDA/VIH

HIV - a blood borne infection in which the virus damages and kills the body's T-cells of the immune system, causing progressive failure of the immune system, and leaving the body vulnerable to infection.  

AIDS - the most advanced, and fatal stage of an HIV infection

Pruebas de Inmunoglobulinas (IgE)

a test done to measure the level of immunoglobulins (antibodies) in the blood

Artritis Reumatoide

a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the joints