Health Reference: Immune Disorders Sourcebook

Author Keith Jones

Publisher Omnigraphics

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eBook

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Author

Keith Jones

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Volume

Edition

3

Copyright

2016

ISBN13

9780780814677

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Format

eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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TBD

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Overview

This new third edition provides updated health information about immune system function, diseases, treatments, and management of related disorders. It includes tips for coping with immune disorders, an index, a glossary of related terms, and other helpful resources.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Preface.
Immune System Overview.
1: Understanding the Immune System: How It Works.
2: Immunity Types.
3: Features of an Immune Response.
4: Immune Cells.
5: Immune Tolerance.
6: Disorders of the Immune System.
7: Understanding How Vaccines Work.
8: Influence of Alcohol on Immune Response.
9: Immune System Research.
Diagnosis of Immune System Disorders.
10: Getting a Proper Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease.
11: Immune Function Blood Tests.
12: Antibody Blood Tests.
13: Genetic Testing.
14: Allergen-Specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Blood Test.
15: Laboratory Tests Used to Diagnose and Evaluate Lupus.
Inherited Immune Deficiency Diseases.
16: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases (PIDDs).
17: Ataxia-Telangiectasia.
18: Chediak-Higashi Syndrome.
19: Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD).
20: CTLA4 Deficiency.
21: DiGeorge Syndrome (22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome).
22: DOCK8 Deficiency.
23: Hyper-lmmunoglobulin M (Hyper-IgM) Syndromes.
24: PI3 Kinase Disease.
25: PLCG2-associated Antibody Deficiency and Immune Dysregulation (PLAID).
26: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID).
27: Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis Syndrome (WHIMS).
28: Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS).
29: X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA).
30: X-Linked Immunodeficiency with Magnesium Defect, Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, and Neoplasia (XMEN).
31: X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease (XLP).
32: Rare Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Diseases.
33: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
34: Opportunistic Infections.
35: Graft Versus Host Disease.
Autoimmune Diseases.
36: Understanding Autoimmune Diseases.
37: Autoimmune Disease in Women.
38: Addison Disease.
39: Alopecia Areata.
40: Autoimmune-Related Anemias.
41: Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome.
42: Arthritis.
43: Autoimmune Hepatitis.
44: Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS).
45: Auto
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