Is Your Immune System Protecting You?

Primary Immunodeficiency is a group of over 550 disorders where people are born with incomplete or nonfunctioning immune systems.

Of the 10 million people worldwide living with Primary Immunodeficiency, 70-90% remain undiagnosed.

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How Do I Know If I'm Protected?

The Jeffrey Modell Foundation identified 10 warning signs of Primary Immunodeficiency:

Pediatric

  1. Four or more new ear infections within 1 year
  2. Two or more serious sinus infections within 1 year
  3. Two or more months on antibiotics with little effect
  4. Two or more pneumonias within 1 year
  5. Failure of an infant to gain weight or grow normally
  6. Recurrent, deep skin or organ abscesses
  7. Persistent thrush in mouth or fungal infection on skin
  8. Need for intravenous antibiotics to clear infections
  9. Two or more deep-seated infections including septicemia
  10. A family history of Primary Immunodeficiency

Adults

  1. Two or more new ear infections within 1 year
  2. Two or more new sinus infections within 1 year
  3. One pneumonia per year for more than 1 year
  4. Chronic diarrhea with weight loss
  5. Recurrent viral infections (colds, herpes, warts, condyloma)
  6. Recurrent need for intravenous antibiotics to clear infections
  7. Recurrent, deep abscesses of the skin or internal organs
  8. Persistent thrush or fungal infection on skin or elsewhere
  9. Infection with normally harmless tuberculosis-like bacteria
  10. A family history of Primary Immunodeficiency

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Experiencing These Warning Signs?

If you or someone you know is experiencing two or more of these warning signs, speak with a physician or immunologist about the possibility of an undiagnosed Primary Immunodeficiency.

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