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Weakened immune system. A healthy immune system fights the germs that cause disease. But many conditions can weaken your immune system. Conditions that affect ...
A weakened immune system increases the risk of a TB infection becoming active TB disease. Conditions or treatments that weaken the immune system include:.
... weak immune system (immunocompromised). ... But premature babies and young infants, as well as older adults, with heart or lung disease or a weakened immune ...
Serious disease most often affects infants and people with weakened immune systems ... If your immune system is weakened later in life, parasite reproduction can ...
Caused by low levels of platelets, symptoms may include purple bruises called purpura, as well as tiny reddish-purple dots that look like a rash.
... immune system attacks your own tissues and organs (autoimmune disease). Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your ...
The protein is believed to work this way: When the body is attacked by viruses or bacteria, the immune system rallies to provide a defense mechanism. ... low. The ...
People with a weak immune system have less resistance to viruses. They tend to develop more-severe roseola or complications such as pneumonia or encephalitis.
A weakened immune response allows the virus to copy itself more often, for longer. That raises the chance that it will develop a resistance. Viruses that become ...
People with a weakened immune system have a more difficult time fighting off infection than a healthy person. People who are otherwise healthy, do not have ...
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