Question

Emergency! Please help!
Help me find answer to these questions about this disease: Autoimmune Neutropenia.

A. What type of pathogen causes the disease?
B. Who discovered it? When was it discovered? How was it discovered?
C. How common is the disease?

Thank you! I had other questions and I answered those, but these I can't find the answers to!

Answer 1

@ganeshie8
@ChipperJay*
@quixoticideals
@blueweek77
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

Answer 2

Autoimmune neutropenia is a form of neutropenia which is most common in infants and young children[1] where the body identifies the neutrophils as enemies and makes antibody to destroy them.

Primary autoimmune neutropenia (AIN) is an autoimmune disorder first reported in 1975 that primarily occurs in infancy. In autoimmune neutropenia, the immune system produces autoantibodies directed against the neutrophilic protein antigens in white blood cells known as granulocytic neutrophils (granulocytes, segmented neutrophils, segs, polysegmented neutrophils, polys). These antibodies destroy granulocytic neutrophils. Consequently, patients with autoimmune neutropenia have low levels of granulocytic neutrophilic white blood cells causing a condition of neutropenia. Neutropenia causes an increased risk of infection from organisms that the body could normally fight easily.

Answer 3

that might help with the first bit

Answer 4

That's all I could find for part A :/