In 16 days my 3 month old is due to meet my sister's two daughters for the first time. One of the girls came out in chicken pox spots yesterday. The other has not yet had chicken pox and is, so far, showing no symptoms.
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posted by IanMorr
on May 10, 2011 -
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Immune system filter: My immune system is weird! I'm generally healthy, but really susceptible to staph infections (mostly impetigo), and don't react to histamine.
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posted by naturalog
on Oct 1, 2010 -
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Help me from getting sick over and over again....What are your best long-term, cost-effective methods of staying healthy?
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posted by unexpected
on Jun 17, 2010 -
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What is the FIRST thing I should do to repair my battered
immune system after a prolonged period of abuse?
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posted by desjardins
on Feb 10, 2010 -
53 answers
Is there something wrong with my immune system? I'm generally a healthy person, I eat well and exercise. But if there's ever a case where I have to briefly expose myself to some additional stress, I'm almost guaranteed to come down with a flu-like illness that puts me out for 3 or 4 days.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 29, 2010 -
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Is there a set quota of white blood cells that the human body produces over its lifetime, and if so do routine vaccines (e.g. the flu) tax the immune system enough to significantly shorten the person's lifespan?
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posted by foulowl
on Nov 19, 2009 -
33 answers
How can I avoid getting the flu? I have gotten spooked by a couple coworkers who got SICK from the flu, which they caught from their kids, and I am very intent on avoiding the same fate (trouble coming out of both ends).
Short of covering myself in saranwrap and lysol, and then hiding in an ICBM silo, what do you suggest?
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posted by allen8219
on Feb 23, 2009 -
21 answers
I am so discouraged. I have been trying for the last 5 years to exercise to lose weight. I always do well, until about 6 weeks in I become ill. Usually with a chest cold, a fever, sometimes bronchitis.
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posted by generic230
on Aug 17, 2008 -
16 answers
Immune System: Is it possible to weaken the immune system by boosting it too much and too often?
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posted by mojabunni
on Feb 22, 2006 -
28 answers
If you're sick with a common ailment (sore throat, flu, cold, barfing, etc), is it expected that you might sleep more? Does sleeping more really help your body to recover?
posted by wildblueyonder
on Jan 1, 2005 -
5 answers
