Immune globulin subcutaneous (for injection under the skin) is used to treat primary immunodeficiency diseases. Immune globulin is also used to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the nerves, causing muscle weakness and numbness). Immune...
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Cutaquig. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Cutaquig. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Cutaquig. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Cutaquig. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Cutaquig. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Cutaquig. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-hipp.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Xembify. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-klhw.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Xembify. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-klhw.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Xembify. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-klhw.
For immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Xembify. Generic Name: Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human)-klhw.
The immune system is the body's natural defense system that helps fight infections. The immune system is made up of antibodies, white blood cells, and other chemicals and proteins that attack and destroy substances such as bacteria and viruses that they recognize as foreign and different from the body's normal healthy...
Provides links to information about the immune system. Includes info about immunizations, HIV and autoimmune disorders, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.
The immune system is the body's natural defense system that helps fight infections. The immune system includes the following. The tonsils. These are on either side of the back of the throat. The tonsils help make antibodies. The thymus gland. This is found in the upper chest at the bottom of the neck, behind the...
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an immune disorder in which the body attacks the cells responsible for blood clotting (platelets), resulting in bleeding. The cause of ITP is not known. People who have this disorder may have bruises or blood spots (purpura) on the skin or in the mouth. Internal bleeding is a...
Immunity is a person's resistance to (or protection from) a disease. A person may be born with temporary protection from certain diseases, or a person may be protected after having an infection or immunization (vaccination). Immunity occurs because the body's immune system recognizes a foreign substance (such as a virus...
An immunization, also called a vaccination, is a way to keep you from getting a disease. The medicine causes your body to make antibodies that can then recognize and fight the illness if you are later exposed to it. Besides keeping you from getting sick, immunizations also help reduce the spread of disease to others and...
After getting approval from several expert groups, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends immunization schedules based on age. Each year, the CDC reviews the immunization schedules for children and adults and makes new ones as needed. Go to the CDC website at...
What are immunizations? Immunizations help keep you and your child from getting certain diseases that can be spread to other people (infectious diseases). They also help reduce the spread of disease to others and prevent epidemics. Immunizations are also called vaccines or vaccinations. If you get a vaccine, it may not...
Your immunity protects both you and your unborn baby (fetus). After you have been immunized (vaccinated) against or infected by a virus or bacteria, your body forms an immunity to it. Full immunity can protect you from future infection, either for a lifetime or a limited period. Partial immunity strengthens how well...
Starting at 2 months after birth, premature infants (preemies) need all the recommended immunizations that full-term infants get. The one vaccine that your preemie may not get on schedule is the hepatitis B vaccine. In full-term infants, it is usually given at birth. But this vaccine doesn't work as well in very small...
Short-term, mild reactions to immunizations are common. Immunizations that may cause a fever include: Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT). Babies can have a fever of up to 104 °F (40 °C) within 2 to 3 hours of getting the DTaP or DPT shot. Children may be fussy and...
What are vaccinations (immunizations)? Vaccinations (immunizations) help protect your child from certain diseases. They also help reduce the spread of disease to others. Sometimes a vaccine doesn't completely prevent the disease. But it will make the disease much less serious if your child does get it. Some vaccines are...
Immunoglobulin (also called gamma globulin or immune globulin) is a substance made from human blood plasma. The plasma, processed from donated human blood, contains antibodies that protect the body against diseases. When you are given an immunoglobulin, your body uses antibodies from other people's blood plasma to help...
Immunoglobulin (also called immune globulin or gamma globulin) is a protein in human blood and tissue fluids. These proteins are also called antibodies, which help the body's immune system recognize and destroy foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses. Immunoglobulin (IG) may be given to help prevent an illness...
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies are proteins made by the body's natural defense system (immune system). They attack and destroy things that they recognize as different from the body's normal healthy tissues, such as bacteria and viruses. IgG antibodies are found in all body fluids and are very important in fighting...
This medicine is used for the following purposes: autoimmune disorder, bleeding disorder, immune disorder, prevent infection, inflammatory disease, prevent infection caused by virus, prevent viral infection. Brand Name(s): Bivigam, Flebogamma, Gammaplex, Octagam, Privigen. Generic Name: Immunoglobulin G, Human.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: autoimmune disorder, immune disorder, prevent infection, inflammatory disease. Brand Name(s): Gammagard. Generic Name: Immunoglobulin G, Human.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: autoimmune disorder, immune disorder. Brand Name(s): Gammagard, Gammaked, Gamunex. Generic Name: Immunoglobulin G, Human.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: autoimmune disorder, bleeding disorder, immune disorder, inflammatory disease. Brand Name(s): Gammagard, Gammaked, Gamunex. Generic Name: Immunoglobulin G, Human.
