Chapter 3
Diseases and the Immune System

Part 1

The following is a list of diseses. Your job is to descrbe each disease, the signs and symptomss, the organs affected and then elaborate on the role the immune system plays in each disorder.
 
Asthma
Allergy
Type 1 Diabetes
Hyperthyroidism
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis
Influenza
Common Cold
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS)
 
Describe what happens when a person is exposed to poison ivy.

Part 2

Discuss the importance of blood typing. . Describe the four blood types and what type blood each may receive.

Part 3

Each of the words belos cause different disease processes. For each word list at least five different diseases caused by each:
 
Virus

Bacteria

Fungi

Protozoa