Immune-systems Sentence Examples

Cloned pigs, sheep and cows have malfunctioning immune systems.

Our final symposium of the year was on inflammatory bowel disease crossroads of microbes, epithelium and immune systems.

Toxic substances may disturb normal cell function, damage cell membranes, interfere with enzyme and immune systems and RNA and DNA activity.

In a comparative test, they raised mice with and without immune systems to see how blood fluke populations would thrive.

In response to an allergen entering the body, mast cells in our immune systems release histamine, the substance that causes allergic symptoms.

Because newborns' immune systems are immature, you will need to contact your doctor if your baby is running a fever of at least 100 degrees.

With less developed immune systems infants can pick up bugs; however, in most cases they also recover from them easily.

Kittens have weaker immune systems than more mature cats, so visiting your veterinarian when symptoms begin to manifest is the safest way to rule out something serious and begin an effective treatment.

This is due in part to their small size as well as the immaturity of their digestive and immune systems.

The body is growing at a rapid rate in the first few years of life and toxins can have more of an effect on those developing immune systems.

Exposure to pesticides has been linked to cancer, nervous-system and lung damage, reproductive dysfunction, and possibly dysfunction of the endocrine and immune systems.

The meat should not have any pink left on the inside, especially if you will be feeding it to the elderly, toddlers, or people who have compromised immune systems.

In addition, there is a blood test for fifth disease, but it is generally used only for pregnant women and for people who have weakened immune systems or who suffer from blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia.

Although most individuals do not experience any symptoms, the disease can be very serious and even fatal in fetuses, newborns, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

Infected individuals with weakened immune systems may require lifetime drug treatment to keep the infection from recurring.

The prognosis for acquired toxoplasmosis in adults with strong immune systems is excellent.

The disease also targets the elderly and people who have weak immune systems.

In addition, it contains important antibodies that help protect infants from infection at a time when their own immune systems are not yet fully developed.

Children who have normal immune systems usually experience only minor symptoms when infected with adenovirus.

Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), also called Louis-Bar syndrome or cerebello-oculocutaneous telangiectasia, is a rare, inherited disease that attacks the neurological and immune systems of children.

Anyone may contract salmonella food poisoning, but the disease is most serious in infants, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

People whose immune systems are compromised, either by the use of drugs such as steroids or by disease, should discuss possible complications with their doctor before being vaccinated.

The disease typically runs its course in four to six weeks in people with normally functioning immune systems.

Hospitalization and death are much more likely to occur in children whose immune systems are weakened or who have underlying diseases of the lungs and heart.

Enterobacter and Serratia can cause bacterial infection of the blood (bacteremia), particularly in patients with weakened immune systems.

For this reason, tetracyclines are not used in patients with impaired immune systems.

Most young infants have strong immune systems that are capable of responding to all the recommended vaccines.

The protection from bacterial and viral infections provided by vaccines preserves the infant's immune systems to fight off other infections.

The primary cause of bacterial infection in hospital patients, this strain of staph is most likely to infect cancer patients, whose immune systems have been compromised and high-risk newborns receiving intravenous supplements.

Opportunistic infections are caused by organisms that do not usually cause disease in people with normally functioning immune systems.

It is important for parents to warn children with hyper-IgM syndrome that smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of recreational drugs are far more dangerous for them than for adolescents with normal immune systems.

Children who have immunodeficiency syndromes may be subject to infection, diseases, disorders, or allergic reactions to a greater extent than individuals with fully functioning immune systems.

When they occur, the very young, the very old, and those with weakened immune systems are subject to the most severe and life-threatening cases.

Children who are malnourished or have weakened immune systems may be severely affected and death can result.

Deaths are rare and usually occur in the very young, the very old, and people whose immune systems are already weakened.

Moreover, children with weakened immune systems should not receive a live virus vaccine such as VZV.

However, chickenpox can cause serious complications in HIV-infected children with compromised immune systems.

This is an infection that most commonly affects persons who have diabetes or in persons with weakened immune systems.

Infection with CMV can cause no symptoms or can be the source of serious illness in people with weak immune systems.

Ganciclovir and foscarnet are antiviral medications that have been used to treat patients with weak immune systems who develop a serious illness from CMV (including retinitis).

Exposure to CMV can be serious and even life threatening for mothers and infants whose immune systems are compromised, for example, those receiving chemotherapy or who have HIV/AIDS.

Children with suppressed immune systems should not receive pre-exposure prophylaxis against rabies.

Another study, of 42 perinatally HIV-infected children who survived beyond nine years of age, found about one-quarter of the children to be asymptomatic with relatively intact immune systems.

Since their immune systems are weakened, they suffer from frequent infections.

Antivirals may be useful in treating patients who have weakened immune systems or who are at risk for developing serious complications.

Infants six months and younger have immature immune systems and will not benefit from the vaccine.

A study published in 2003 reported that ivermectin is safe for people in high-risk categories, including those with compromised immune systems.

Alternative practitioners emphasize that people get colds because their immune systems are weak.

Alcoholism can also reduce the uptake of several other important nutrients needed for neonatal immune systems.

Infants and children constantly exposed to cigarette smoke have weakened immune systems.

Parents may be concerned that children with acute illnesses have compromised immune systems and are less likely to have a positive response to vaccines or may be more likely to develop adverse reaction to the vaccine than healthy children.

The disease is not normally severe in individuals with healthy immune systems.

Persons with compromised immune systems may use the devices to purify their surroundings by eliminating disease-causing bacteria and other impurities from the air that may adversely affect their health.

The very young and very old are especially susceptible, as are individuals with compromised immune systems as a result of other diseases or conditions.

The nasal spray is not recommended for children younger than two-years-old, and children younger than six- months-old cannot be vaccinated at all because their immune systems cannot cope with the makeup of the vaccine.

In children with weakened immune systems or with anemia, the virus can be quite serious causing severe anemia.

Autism research organizations such as the Autism Research Institute have conducted research that suggests that a significant group of people with autism have gastrointestinal disorders and weak immune systems.

These groups question whether people with weaker immune systems are more susceptible to a bad reaction to live-virus vaccines and if the reaction could trigger autism.

The combined live viruses may weaken some children's immune systems.

What this means is that the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions that affect their immune systems could be the first to suffer, especially in larger, crowded cities.

For a healthy individual, the worst that'll come of it is itching and redness, while those with compromised immune systems such as AIDS sufferers and cancer patients may suffer severe, life-threatening problems.

It's important to remember that children, elderly and those with weakened immune systems are generally at higher risk for severe reactions and complications from stings.

Individuals with compromised immune systems may also be susceptible to toenail fungus.