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Weak immune system
Weak immune system refers to a state where the body's ability to fight off infection is diminished. A person's immune system can be weakened by chronic disease, malnutrition, or congenital defects of the immune system itself.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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What causes a weak immune system?
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How common is a weak immune system?
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A 29-year old asked:
It possible to have a weak immune system?
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A 32-year old asked:
Really weak immune system.., what can I do?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is there a disease that leads to a weak immune system?
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A 44-year old asked:
What to do if I have a weak immune system is there anything i can do?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why do I catch cold so often and easily? Do I have a weak immune system?
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A 42-year old asked:
Do some people just have a "weak immune system" and catch more colds, flus, etc...?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could you ever have a weak immune system because your cold hasnt gone away for 2weeks?
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A 45-year old asked:
What to do if i found out that I have a weak immune system. What will happen and what does this mean?
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A 20-year old male asked:
My body has weak immune system and i get sick very quickly. Suggest some tips to develop my immune system?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can you tell me what to do if i found out that I have a weak immune system. What will happen and what does this mean?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Should those with weak immune systems be worried about the Coronavirus? Does drinking immune boosters lower your risk of illnesses?
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A 33-year old asked:
If asthsma do I have a weak immune system?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What can cause a weak immune system and low cd57?
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A 42-year old asked:
Do I have a weak immune system if I tend t get warts?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can having a weak immune system cause me to get strep continuously?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do I have a weak immune system if my last case of flu lasted 4 weeks?
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A 32-year old asked:
If you have had a splenectomy does that mean you have a weak immune system ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a weak immune system in when I got chylamdia I got the system right away if I had any other diseases will it show ashl?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Dr. I feel I have a weak immune system n feel tired all too often for my age. Opinions on how to strengthen? Gen. healthy but got colds easy as a kid.
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A 19-year old female asked:
I had a very very bad case of mono about a year and a half ago, even after a year and a half of having it can I still have a weak immune system today?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Relatives from India to live permanently in Canada with us, but there are people in house with weak immune systems, could they bring 3 world diseases?
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A 45-year old asked:
How can you test for a weak immune system on children?
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A 37-year old male asked:
If i had a weak immune system would my CBC test show it?
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A 46-year old asked:
It pretty common to have a weak immune system during old age?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you be a nursing student if you have a weak immune system?
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A 39-year old asked:
I think I have a weak immune system because I catch colds easily. Do I have a higher risk for cancer?
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A 48-year old asked:
I have an infection but my wounds heal slowly. I think I have a weak immune system? Any tests for that?
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A member asked:
Is fever after every vaccintaion normal? Does it signal a weak immune system? I'm concerned because my son always seems to get one after a shot.
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