I learned a new (and longish) medical term today in my Health Care 1 class: agammaglobulinemia.
My professor said it's a deficiency of immunoglobulins or antibodies in the blood, and individuals with this kind of disorder are very sickly because their inability to produce antibodies makes them an open target for frequent infections--especially in their upper respiratory tract, lungs, and skin, among others.
The bad news is, agammaglobulinemia is (a) hereditary, (b) has no permanent cure at this time, and (c) affects only males.
The "good" news is, incidence is pretty rare--something like 1 in 10,000.
My professor said it's a deficiency of immunoglobulins or antibodies in the blood, and individuals with this kind of disorder are very sickly because their inability to produce antibodies makes them an open target for frequent infections--especially in their upper respiratory tract, lungs, and skin, among others.
The bad news is, agammaglobulinemia is (a) hereditary, (b) has no permanent cure at this time, and (c) affects only males.
The "good" news is, incidence is pretty rare--something like 1 in 10,000.
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