pixabayToday, the rate at which we survive from diseases is now dependent on the Level of our body immunity. The extent at which I recover from any disease may be entirely different from the way you recover.
Sometimes you find out that some of us can hardly fall sick even when there is outbreak of infection or any pathogens. Reason being that our immune system differs. I may have a stronger immunity that is more capable of fighting against any diseases that invades my body system.
What I am actually saying in essence is that our immune system is the major reason why we are still alive today.
Well, some of us may be asking what is this immune system all about. Before I go more deeper let's quickly touch what immune system is all about.
immune system
The immune system is a complex network of cells and proteins that defends the body against infection
This structure is designed to protect the body against foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses and fungi. The main component of the immune system that is involved in protecting the body against diseases are the white blood cells and the antibody. The white blood cells are one of the major key player that the body have. It is produced by the bone marrow where it is being pushed down to the blood and tissues in search of foreign invaders to destroy. This white blood cells are the B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
Antibody
This is another part of the body defense mechanism that helps to fight against bacteria and other diseases. Antibody are designed to recognize any external antigen that tries entering the body system. The external protein or rather an antigen is now marked for destruction by phagocytes.
Like I said earlier, our body is govern by substances that protects our body from being invaded. Atimes when our body gets attached by pathogens, this body immune system helps to facilitate our healing ability.
Looking at the functions of this immune system, I suggest you should have a rethink that this immune system is virtually everything a man needs to maintain a healthy living. If so, have you ever taught about those people their immune system is compromised, how they survive and the possible situation they might be passing through.
Well, a lot of diseases today are capable of bringing down people's immune system due to their mode of actions in our body system. Take for instance a disease like cancer and human immunodeficiency virus are among the trending major causes of immune break down.
People who suffers from cancer, due to the chemotherapy treatment or radiation are bound to have substantial decrease in the body immune system. This also implies to people with HIV or have undergone organ transplant.
The drugs they take are capable of bringing down their immune system therefore making them more prone to infection. Aside that, there are some other inherited diseases that can as well lead to immune system being compromised. This diseases are termed primary immunodeficiency disease. They includes,DiGeorge syndrome,Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia.
DiGeorge syndrome
This is a chromosomal defect that affects development. This leads to heart and immune dysfunction.
wiskott Aldrich syndrome
This as well leads to bleeding problem and immune dysfunction.
Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia
This is a situation where a type of white blood cell is deficient. This is the B cells. This eventually leads to immune system depreciation.
why infection are more dangerous In immunocompromised patient
There may no be signs or symptoms on a patient who is immunocompromised. This is because the immune system is no longer strong to pose a reaction against the disease.
Also patients who are immunocompromised have easy spread of diseases unlike a person whose immune system is still functioning properly. The disease spreads so fast that it might lead to sepsis or death just within little amount of time.
How can infections in immunocompromised patients be prevented
It can be prevented through the practicing of good hygiene, avoiding getting close to people who are sick and lastly, getting vaccinated.
conclusions
Being immunocompromised is a very dangerous thing that could ever happen to any man. Today a lot of people who are immunocompromised finds it difficult getting close to people more especially those once that are infected may be from one bacteria to the other.
Though being immunocompromised can be dangerous but it can as well learn some of the things required of us to be doing whenever we found ourselves in this condition like keeping our environment clean and many of them which I have explained before.
Immunocompromised people must indeed live very carefully as their immune is weakened. They can however be considered moderately or severely immunocompromised, which yields to different degrees of problems.
Thanks for the read! Cheers!
Yea, they actually need to be careful, so that they will not put themselves into problem.
Thanks for your contributions sir
You are welcome! Thanks for your posts :)
Thanks for your contribution to the STEMsocial community. Feel free to join us on discord to get to know the rest of us!
Please consider delegating to the @stemsocial account (85% of the curation rewards are returned).
You may also include @stemsocial as a beneficiary of the rewards of this post to get a stronger support.
I am not an expert in these matters, but I know that medicine continues to clear up doubts about how to treat this type of manifestations suffered by immunocompromised patients, and this applies to the recent formulation of antibodies against the new coronavirus.