A member asked:

Can you tell me if i were to mention immune deficiency, what diseases would you immediately think of?

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Dr. Doanh Nguyen, md, faaaai answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Immunodificiency: Acquired immunodeficiency would be HIV infection where the virus kills your t lymphocytes. Primary immunodeficiencies diseases are many depending on which immune cells are affected. They are due to genetic mutations in one of the steps that immune cells develop or the process of making cytokines. You can get examples of those diseases by visiting www.Primaryimmune.Org.

Answered 6/10/2014

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