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1. IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES AND
DEFICIENCIES
Immune deficiencies and immune diseases refer to a group of diseases that are the result of an
abnormality in the immune system.
The most common forms of the immune system deficiencies result in frequent respiratory tract
infections, frequent colds, chronic sinusitis, frequent skin infections or some forms of joint
disease.
The immune system is not confined to one organ in the body. It is a very elaborate defense and
regulator network of specialized cells and many resistance factors (Immunoglobulins) and
regulator factors (Kinins and others). The specialized cells and their products work in total
harmony. The total system has one common goal that is to protect and defend the body against
invaders such as allergens, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even cancer cells. Common immune
deficiency diseases are total or partial absence of resistance factors, a condition called
Hypogammaglobulinemia or Agammaglobulinemia, both resulting in frequent infections of the
respiratory tract, skin or internal organs.
Abnormality of the number or function of the specialized immune system cells is usually more
serious. At times the immune system gets engaged to fight against its own self, namely
destruction of one or more of its own organs or specialized cells. These diseases are described as
Auto-immune diseases.
Some examples of immune deficiencies & immune diseases areHashimoto’s and Grave’s
diseases of the Thyroid gland, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Type I Diabetes and Multiple
Sclerosis. In some cases the abnormality in the immune system is a birth defect or inherited

2. genetic problem and in others it can be acquired after birth in later years of life commonly due to
some viral infections.
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AND TREATMENT FOR IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES SUFFERERS.
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