Weak Immune System
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Ornithosis; Chlamydia psittaci
Prevention
Avoid exposure to birds that may carry this bacteria, such as imported parakeets. Treat any medical problems that lead to a weak immune system, which increases your risk for this disease.
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Expert & Community Posts
Water Safety
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert...undergoing bone marrow transplantation. If you have a weak immune system related to cancer or... Read more »
Achieving Healthy Weight Gain
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert...problems including osteoporosis, low muscle mass, weak immune systems, poor wound healing, and... Read more »
Flu Outbreak
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...outbreak is dangerous, especially for people with weak immune systems. One of our local... Read more »
Allergies, Cold, Sinusitis, Flu -- Which Is It?
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health ExpertIt's that time of year again, the time when a sniffly nose, head congestion, coughing, etc. often... Read more »
Working Yourself to Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...sleep, these conditions will only worsen, and your immune system will become weak. What this... Read more »
Health Guide
Mediastinitis
...factors include recent chest surgery or endoscopy, problems in the upper gastrointestinal tract, and a weak immune system Read more »Gastritis
...Excess gastric acid secretion (such as from stress) Viral infection, especially in people with a weak immune system Gastritis can occur suddenly (acute gastritis) or gradually (chronic... Read more »Histoplasmosis: acute (primary) pulmonary
...illness may last for 1 to 6 months, but is rarely fatal. It can be a very serious illness in people with weak immune systems, such as those who have had bone marrow or solid organ transplants, or... Read more »Coccidioidomycosis: chronic pulmonary
...and are only recognized by a positive coccidioidin skin test. Dark-skinned people and people with a weak immune system are more susceptible to infection and more likely to form chronic or... Read more »Pneumonia
...worsens when you cough or inhale. You have night sweats or unexplained weight loss. You have a weak immune system, as with HIV or chemotherapy. Infants with pneumonia may not have a... Read more »Images
Medications
...(a-da-LIM-ue-mab) Warning This medication can decrease your immune system's ability to fight... Read more »
...(a-da-LIM-ue-mab) Warning This medication can decrease your immune system's ability to fight... Read more »
...Warning Because etanercept works by blocking the immune system, it may lower your ability to... Read more »
...to work by affecting the body's natural defenses (immune system) in many ways. Adding more... Read more »
...eyes/skin. Because infliximab works by blocking the immune system, it may lower your ability to... Read more »
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