Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immuno-suppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an adverse reaction to treatment of other conditions.
In general, deliberately induced immunosuppression is performed to prevent the body from rejecting an organ transplant, treating graft-versus-host disease...
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Diseases with this Risk Factor:
- Skin cancer ,
- Melanoma ,
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma ,
- Influenza ,
- Bacterial arthritis ,
- Salmonellosis ,
- Cyclosporiasis ,
- Urinary tract infection ,
- Furuncle ,
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Symptom of:
Also known as:
- Decreased immunologic activity,
- Immune suppression