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2. Signs and Symptoms of Encephalitis - AOL

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   Encephalitis is inflammation, irritation, and swelling of the brain typically caused by a bacterial or viral infection. Less commonly, encephalitis can occur due to an overactive immune system ...

3. Types of Rheumatic Diseases and How They Affect You - AOL

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   You will need to work with your healthcare provider to manage the effects of an overactive immune system, bring down inflammation, reduce symptoms, prevent complications, and manage other ...

4. Autoimmune disease - Wikipedia

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   An autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms. [1] It is estimated that there are more than 80 recognized autoimmune diseases, with recent scientific evidence suggesting ...

5. Immune system - Wikipedia

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   Immune system. The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases. It detects and responds to a wide variety of pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, as well as cancer cells and objects such as wood splinters, distinguishing them from the organism's own healthy tissue.

6. Cytokine storm - Wikipedia

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   Immunology. A cytokine storm, also called hypercytokinemia, is a pathological reaction in humans and other animals in which the innate immune system causes an uncontrolled and excessive release of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules called cytokines. Cytokines are a normal part of the body's immune response to infection, but their sudden ...

7. How to spot 18 common — and not so common — bumps, rashes and ...

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   These tell-tale signs and photos will help you identify and treat common skin disorders — and less common disorders of the skin. ... Eczema may be caused by an overactive immune system, but it ...

8. Immune disorder - Wikipedia

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   An immune disorder is a dysfunction of the immune system. [1] These disorders can be characterized in several different ways: By the component (s) of the immune system affected. By whether the immune system is overactive or underactive. By whether the condition is congenital or acquired. According to the International Union of Immunological ...

9. Cytokine release syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Immunology. In immunology, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a form of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) that can be triggered by a variety of factors such as infections and certain drugs. [3] It refers to cytokine storm syndromes (CSS) [4] and occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory ...