PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICENCEY
SCID
REPRESENTS A GROUP OF RARE, SOMETIMES FATAL, GENETIC DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY LITTLE OR NO IMMUNE RESPONSE.
ALSO KNOWN AS "BUBBLE BOY DISEASE"
IT HAPPENS EXCLUSIVELY IN MALES
(SCID), EFFECTS THE PERSON WHO HAS IT, AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND THEM
TREATMENTS:
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS, MOST ARE SUSPECTED SEEING THAT THEY ARE WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FROM BIRTH.
