The antioxidant system includes antioxidants that inhibit autooxidation at the initial stage of lipid peroxidation (tocopherol, polyphenols) or reactive oxygen species (superoxide dismutase - SOD) in membranes.
Primary immunodeficiency is a congenital disorder of the immune system associated with genetic defects of one or more components of the immune system, namely cellular and humoral immunity, phagocytosis, and the complement system.
Secondary immunodeficiency is represented by disorders of the immune system that develop in the late postnatal period in adults and children and are not the result of any genetic defect.
A carcinogenic enterprise is an enterprise where workers are exposed or may be exposed to industrial carcinogenic factors, and/or there is a potential danger of environmental contamination with carcinogens.
Chronic fatigue is a disease that has not yet been defined in the generally accepted classifier - ICD. The term "chronic fatigue syndrome" has long been known to clinicians, its criteria have also been described.
Do not confuse a regular cough with an allergic cough, at first glance the symptoms are similar, but the treatment will be different. In the cold season, a dry cough will not surprise anyone: each of us at least once a season manages to catch a cold or acute respiratory infection. A cold cough is usually accompanied by a runny nose, sore throat, and fever.
Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology (assumed to be of autoimmune nature), characterized by dryness of the mucous membranes (including the oral cavity and organ of vision).
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are rare systemic rheumatic diseases characterized by inflammatory and degenerative changes in muscles (polymyositis) or muscles and skin (dermatomyositis). The most specific skin manifestation is heliotrope rash.
Mixed connective tissue disease is a rare disorder characterized by the simultaneous presence of manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and rheumatoid arthritis.