

Immune System
The Body’s Defence Force
- Components: White blood cells, lymph nodes, spleen.
- Function: Protects against diseases.
Autoimmune Diseases
An autoimmune disease where the body recognizes its own self as foreign and attacks it.
Anaemia
ow haemoglobin level due to malabsorption, mal-production or loss.
Polycythaemia Vera
Excess haemoglobin in blood.
Hemochromatosis
Iron overload
Hypercoagulable Disorder
Tendency to formation of clots.
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
An autoimmune disorder causing low levels of platelets.
Lymphoma
Cancers that originate in the lymphatic system (e.g., Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
Leukaemia
Cancers of the blood-forming tissues, affecting the bone marrow and lymphatic system.