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What is immune system ?
It protect our against microorganisms every day through a network of cells tissues and organs. So it helps protect you from illness and infection.
What types of WBCs ?
There are two types. First is phagocytes. It ingest invading organs. Second is lymphocytes. It helps your immune system fight cancer, foreign viruses and bacteria.
Chemotherapy often weaken their bone marrow. What happen ?
The number of WBCs especially neutrophils decreased.
How ca heal your immune system?
Get sleep well
Stress management
Eat healthy diet
What is Grave’s disease?
Symptoms
Causes
It is an autoimmune disease that affect the thyroid gland.
Symptoms are rapid heartbeat, feeling shaky, weight loss, loss of appetite, diarrhea and bulging eyes.
Causes are stress, virus and genetic factors.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis ?
Symptoms
It is an autoimmune disease. Joint become inflamed and bones break. If not treated, it will become deformed.
Symptoms are fatigue, fever, loss of appetite,tender, warm and swollen joint.
What is hepatitis?
It is inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis symptoms?
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Jaundice
Muscle pain
Fever
What is bile for?
It helps breakdown fat in foods and neutralize stomach acid
What are some causes of cirrhosis?
It is viral hepatitis, alcohol overconsumption and other forms of liver toxicity.
What is cirrhosis?
It is disease in which the liver becomes hard due to prolonged inflammation.
Why is being overweight an issue for liver problems?
Because, when you become obese, insulin activity decrease and fat accumulate in the liver.
