Despite their fascinating reputation for attacking venomous snakes, mongooses are non-aggressive towards human beings. However, at times they may bite as in the present case. Such wounds can cause streptococcal sepsis. Early debridement of wound and early administration of broad spectrum antibiotics can be life saving. Who wins mongoose orRead More →
Common Rheumatic Disorders Osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Lupus. Spondyloarthropathies — ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) Sjogren’s syndrome. Gout. Scleroderma. Infectious arthritis. Is rheumatoid arthritis always autoimmune? Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition, which means it’s caused by the immune system attacking healthy body tissue. However, it’s not yetRead More →
Recovery from pertussis can happen slowly. The cough becomes milder and less common. However, coughing fits can return with other respiratory infections for many months after the pertussis infection started. Can whooping cough recur in adults? Despite the fact that reinfection after natural disease or vaccination is not uncommon, theRead More →
But what are histamines? They’re chemicals your immune system makes. Histamines act like bouncers at a club. They help your body get rid of something that’s bothering you — in this case, an allergy trigger, or “allergen.” Do people with allergies have stronger immune systems? While allergies indicate that theRead More →
Medical Definition of self-antigen : any molecule or chemical group of an organism which acts as an antigen in inducing antibody formation in another organism but to which the healthy immune system of the parent organism is tolerant. What belongs to the adaptive immune response? Adaptive immune responses are carriedRead More →
Edwin Jenner mentioned that France was the closest to finding a cure to the virus. … He ascertained that the French power grid, still dependent on limited supplied fossil fuels, had failed, and subsequently, the scientists were unable to develop a cure. Do they find Connie in The Walking Dead?Read More →