It is clear from the results of large epidemiologic studies that while atopy is a major risk factor for asthma, it is usually not sufficient by itself to drive the disease process to chronicity, as less than 25% of atopics develop persistent asthma. The situation in childhood is further complicated by an additional series of development factors, related to postnatal maturation of respiratory function. (more…)
In the Tucson CRS study, about 50% of young children experienced a period of recurrent wheezing and/or coughing in the first 6 ...
Natural history studies with the following design features provide a firm epidemiologic foundation for risk factor assessments and ...
Atopic Dermatitis is considered to be one of the first manifestations in the atopic march. The aim of this study was to investi ...
Asthma is a complex syndrome rather than a single disease entity. Different phenotypes with varying prognosis and determinants have ...
More severe asthma can persist from childhood into adulthood without remission. Another important tendency in the natural histo ...
Serodiagnosis of bacterial diseases is of value only in specific circumstances. IgG antibody is long-lived, and its presence, although indicative of previous infection or immunization, gives little or no information on current bacterial infection. IgM antibody is usually produced within days to a few weeks after exposure to antigen, (more…)
Of the several species of Haemophilus that are known, Haemophilus influenzae is the most prevalent pathogen. Several distinct capsu ...
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Immunization is needed for person to be prevented of getting diseases, whereas in bigger scale, it is needed to eradicate the bre ...
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Immune system is your body’s defense mechanism to protect from infectious organism and other living object invaded your body. T ...