Question

Complete your required discussion prompt. Marie Curie was a famous French-Polish scientist known for her pioneering research on radioactivity. Her work not only brought her fame but her death as well; she developed aplastic anemia due to radiation exposure. She experienced recurrent and prolonged infections (viral, bacterial, parasitic and fungal). Explain why she suffered from recurrent infections. Be sure to mention the different types of WBC and the relation to the various infections, and the reasons why she lacked the cell-mediated and the humeral response. Be detailed in your explanation and support your answer with facts from your textbook, research, and articles from scholarly journals. In addition, remember to add references in APA format to your posts to avoid plagiarism.

Answer 1

Aplastic anemia affects the bone marrow’s ability to produce stem cells (such as B cells and T cells) that develop into either red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets. Our white blood cells helps the body fight infection.

T-cell activation and release of cytokines that suppress myeloid stem cells

Marie experienced recurrent and prolonged infections because of the lack of white blood cells to help fight off the infection. These white blood cells include: T lymphocytesare responsible for cell-mediated immunity, in which the lymphocytes bind to target angitens . Provides cellular immune response that interact DIRECTLY with the antigens or antigen bearing agents to destroy them.

Primary function of the B cells

Provide humoral immune response that interact INDIRECTLY , producing antibodies that destroy the antigens or antigen-bearing agents