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chapter 5

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Definition
allergen   the environmental substance that causes a reaction  
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allergy   the state when the immune response is too intense or hypersensitive to an environmental substance  
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anaphylaxis   an immediate allergic reaction characterized by contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of capillaries, leading to severe respiratory distress or failure  
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antigen   a cell marker that induces a state of sensitivity after coming in contact with an antibody; any substance that causes the body some type of harm, thus setting off this specific reaction  
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autoimmune   the state when the immune response attacks itself  
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bronchospasm   muscular constriction of the bronchi of the respiratory tract  
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corticosteroid   powerful anti-inflammatory hormones  
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cytotoxic   something that kills cells  
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hemolytic   destruction of red blood cells  
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hypersensitivity   a condition in which there is an excessive response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign body  
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immunodeficiency   the state when the immune response is unable to defend the body due to a decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily lumphocytes  
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isoimmune   a high level of a specific antibody as a result of antigen stimulation from the red blood cells of another individual; isoimmunization may occur when an Rh-negative person is treated with a transfusion of Rh-positive blood  
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Kaposi's sarcoma   blood vessel cancer that causes reddish-purple skin lesions  
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Pneumocystis carina pneumonia   a protozoan infection of the lungs, commonly occurring in immunodeficient individuals  
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prophylactic   something that works to prevent  
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self-antigen   the body's own antigen  
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status asthmaticus   a severe asthma attack that last for several days  
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streptococcal   relating to the organism Streptococcus; an anaerobic, gram-positive bacteria  
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urticaria   an allergic reaction resulting in a skin eruption of wheals that causes intense itching  
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antihistamines   drugs used to reduce the symptoms from allergies  
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anti-inflammatories   drugs used to reduce inflammation  
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antipyretics/analgesics   drugs used to reduce fever and pain  
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antivirals   drugs used to stop the action of the virus  
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bronchodilators   drugs used to improve breathing  
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blood types   A, B, O, and AB  
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