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Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
- Primary immunodeficiencies (correct)
- Neither primary nor secondary immunodeficiencies
- Secondary immunodeficiencies
- Both primary and secondary immunodeficiencies
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
- Prolonged critical illness
- Systemic disorders
- Immunosuppressive treatments
- Severe malnutrition (correct)
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
- Absence of immunoglobulin in the serum (correct)
- Impaired T-cell dependent antibody responses
- Defects in the NADPH oxidase system of phagocytic cells
- Selective IgA deficiency
What is the cause of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the cause of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of selective IgA deficiency?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the cause of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the cause of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of selective IgA deficiency?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
Which of the following is an example of primary immunodeficiency?
Which of the following is an example of primary immunodeficiency?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
Which immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people?
Which immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people?
What is the main feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the main feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
What causes chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What causes chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by acquired impairment of function?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by acquired impairment of function?
What is the main consequence of primary immunodeficiency?
What is the main consequence of primary immunodeficiency?
What is the main consequence of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the main consequence of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people, predisposing them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people, predisposing them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the feature of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
What is the feature of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people and predisposes them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people and predisposes them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
Which type of immunodeficiency impairs T-cell dependent antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses and patients cannot develop immunological memory?
Which type of immunodeficiency impairs T-cell dependent antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses and patients cannot develop immunological memory?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by defects in the NADPH oxidase system of phagocytic cells, leading to chronic local inflammation called a granuloma?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by defects in the NADPH oxidase system of phagocytic cells, leading to chronic local inflammation called a granuloma?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people and predisposes them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people and predisposes them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people, predisposing them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people, predisposing them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the most common cause of primary immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of primary immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
Which immunodeficiency is characterized by the absence of immunoglobulin in the serum, leading to recurrent infections almost exclusively due to extracellular pathogens?
Which immunodeficiency is characterized by the absence of immunoglobulin in the serum, leading to recurrent infections almost exclusively due to extracellular pathogens?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of chronic local inflammation called a granuloma in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the cause of chronic local inflammation called a granuloma in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
Which immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people?
Which immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
What is the feature of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the feature of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients with selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of patients with selective IgA deficiency?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the feature of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the cause of primary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of primary immunodeficiencies?
Which type of immunodeficiency is characterized by the absence of immunoglobulin in the serum?
Which type of immunodeficiency is characterized by the absence of immunoglobulin in the serum?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
Which immunodeficiency is caused by defects in the NADPH oxidase system of phagocytic cells?
Which immunodeficiency is caused by defects in the NADPH oxidase system of phagocytic cells?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects both innate and adaptive immunity?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects both innate and adaptive immunity?
What is the characteristic feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the characteristic feature of selective IgA deficiency?
Which type of immunodeficiency impairs the function of T cells only?
Which type of immunodeficiency impairs the function of T cells only?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people, predisposing them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people, predisposing them to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiencies in developing countries?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiencies in developing countries?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the characteristic feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What type of immunodeficiency can be caused by systemic disorders?
What type of immunodeficiency can be caused by systemic disorders?
What type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
What type of immunodeficiency is caused by inherited defects of either nonspecific innate or specific adaptive immune defenses?
What is the feature of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the primary cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the primary cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people?
Which type of immunodeficiency affects about one in 800 people?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the feature of patients born with primary immunodeficiency?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the cause of secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiencies?
Which type of immunodeficiency leads to recurrent infections almost exclusively due to extracellular pathogens?
Which type of immunodeficiency leads to recurrent infections almost exclusively due to extracellular pathogens?
Which type of immunodeficiency impairs T-cell dependent antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses?
Which type of immunodeficiency impairs T-cell dependent antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the main consequence of primary immunodeficiencies?
What is the main consequence of primary immunodeficiencies?
Which of the following is an example of primary immunodeficiency?
Which of the following is an example of primary immunodeficiency?
What is the cause of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the cause of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of X-linked agammaglobulinemia?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the feature of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?
What is the main cause of secondary immunodeficiencies worldwide?
What is the main cause of secondary immunodeficiencies worldwide?
What is the feature of patients with secondary immunodeficiencies?
What is the feature of patients with secondary immunodeficiencies?
Are secondary immunodeficiencies reversible?
Are secondary immunodeficiencies reversible?
Which of the following is NOT an example of primary immunodeficiency?
Which of the following is NOT an example of primary immunodeficiency?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the most common cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the primary cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the primary cause of immunodeficiencies globally?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
What is the characteristic feature of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?
Which immunodeficiency impairs T-cell dependent antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses?
Which immunodeficiency impairs T-cell dependent antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
What is the prevalence of selective IgA deficiency?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by acquired impairment of function of B cells, T cells, or both?
Which type of immunodeficiency is caused by acquired impairment of function of B cells, T cells, or both?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
What is the most common cause of secondary immunodeficiency worldwide?
Which immunodeficiency is characterized by the absence of immunoglobulin in the serum?
Which immunodeficiency is characterized by the absence of immunoglobulin in the serum?
Which immunodeficiency predisposes individuals to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which immunodeficiency predisposes individuals to lung and gastrointestinal infections?
Which immunodeficiency leads to chronic local inflammation called a granuloma?
Which immunodeficiency leads to chronic local inflammation called a granuloma?
Which immunodeficiency impairs the ability to develop immunological memory?
Which immunodeficiency impairs the ability to develop immunological memory?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
Which type of immunodeficiency is often reversible if the underlying cause is resolved?
What is the primary cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
What is the primary cause of immunodeficiencies in developed countries?
