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In the immune system you can have a disease, the two I'm focusing on today is auto-immune and immunodeficiency disease.


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Auto-immune Disease:Is when the body attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
1.) It can affect Blood vessels
2.) Can cause an organ to grow abnormally
Examples:
1.) Addison's disease
2.)Pernicious anemia


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Addison's disease
What is it? Disorder when the body produces to much hormones by the adrenal glands.
Can any one get it? Yes, any one can get it no matter the sex or age.
Treatment? Hormones
Symptoms? Salt craving, fatigue, depression and low blood pressure.
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Pernicious anemia
What is it? Vitamin deficiency of B-12 and C.
How do you get it? If you do not eat enough vitamins or if the body cant absorb vitamins correctly.
Symptoms? Weight loss, irregular heart beat and dizziness
Prevention? Eat healthy foods such as nuts, dark leafy green vegetables and things that include vitamin B-12 and C.
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Immunodeficiency Disorder: When the body cant fight disease and infection like it should, you can be born with it or get it after birth.
1.) People who have it get sicker than those who don't have it.
Risk factors: Family history, exposure through body fluids and removal of spleen.
Examples:
1.)SCID
2.) HIV/AIDS

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SCID
1.) Congenital (Born with it)
2.) Sever Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder (SCID)
3.) Immune system is very weak
4.) Diagnosis requires blood testing
5.) X- linked
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HIV/AIDS
1.) Acquired
2.)Damages immune system
3.) Transmitted by sexually contact
4.) Spreads by blood, body fluids, childbirth and breast feeding.
5.) NO CURE
6.) Symptoms- headache, fever, flu-like symptoms, and rash.

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Sources:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/dxc-20155757
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vitamin-deficiency-anemia/basics/definition/con-20019550?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=abstract&utm_content=Pernicious-anemia&utm_campaign=Knowledge-panel
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Created & published on StoryJumper™ ©2025 StoryJumper, Inc.
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Preview audio:
storyj.mp/acx928whenmt
In the immune system you can have a disease, the two I'm focusing on today is auto-immune and immunodeficiency disease.


2
Auto-immune Disease:Is when the body attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
1.) It can affect Blood vessels
2.) Can cause an organ to grow abnormally
Examples:
1.) Addison's disease
2.)Pernicious anemia


3
Addison's disease
What is it? Disorder when the body produces to much hormones by the adrenal glands.
Can any one get it? Yes, any one can get it no matter the sex or age.
Treatment? Hormones
Symptoms? Salt craving, fatigue, depression and low blood pressure.
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