Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16.7, Problem 18AYP
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To differentiate:

Between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, explaining how each develops.

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Immunodeficiency is a state in which the ability of the immune system to fight against the infectious disease and cancer is entirely absent or is compromised. Most of the cases of immunodeficiency are acquired due to extrinsic factors and some of them are inherited.

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