immune deficiency
Weakened bodily protection
Immune deficiency is a weakened or absent immune response, leaving the body vulnerable to infections it would normally fight off.
The condition may be inherited or acquired—HIV causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Someone who is immunodeficient or has an immune deficiency gets sick more often and more severely than healthy people.
Drug blocking viral reproduction
- CD4Immune cell coreceptor
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- PrEPHIV prevention medication
- seropositiveHaving detectable antibodies
undetectable · transmission · retrovirus · pandemic · AIDS · HIV · activism · stigma
Reduced ability to fight infection
- neutropeniaInsufficient neutrophils in blood
- DiGeorge syndromeChromosomal microdeletion disorder
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
lymphocytes · leukocytes · T-cells · B-cells · immunoglobulin · congenital · acquired · primary
Liability to influence
- infection riskLikelihood of disease transmission
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- exposureState of being unprotected
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
weakened · defenselessness · fragility · hospitalization · precaution · complication · mortality · morbidity
Curative mental treatment
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- bone marrow transplantInfusing healthy hematopoietic cells
- stem cellUnspecialized, self-renewing biological unit
- gene therapyMedical DNA modification treatment
antibiotics · antifungal · prophylaxis · isolation · clinical trial · specialist · infusion · medication
antiretroviral
Drug blocking viral reproduction
- CD4Immune cell coreceptor
- viral loadPathogen count in body
- PrEPHIV prevention medication
seropositive · undetectable · transmission · retrovirus · pandemic · AIDS · HIV · activism · stigma · discrimination
immunocompromised
Reduced ability to fight infection
- neutropeniaInsufficient neutrophils in blood
- DiGeorge syndromeChromosomal microdeletion disorder
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
bone marrow · lymphocytes · leukocytes · T-cells · B-cells · immunoglobulin · congenital · acquired · primary · secondary
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- infection riskLikelihood of disease transmission
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- exposureState of being unprotected
compromised · weakened · defenselessness · fragility · hospitalization · precaution · complication · mortality · morbidity · prognosis
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- bone marrow transplantInfusing healthy hematopoietic cells
- stem cellUnspecialized, self-renewing biological unit
gene therapy · antibiotics · antifungal · prophylaxis · isolation · clinical trial · specialist · infusion · medication · monitoring
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- health risksobesity, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, air pollution
- immunityantibodies, T cells, lymphocytes, white blood cells, vaccine
- deficienciesdeficit, lack, shortage, insufficiency, shortfall
- dysfunctionserectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction, organ failure, heart failure
- Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
immune deficiencydisease resistance
Capacity to repel illness
robust · robust health · hardy · resilience · resistant
immune, immunity, deficiency, deficient, immunize, autoimmune, immunology, autoimmunity, immunities