Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is an immune system disorder that causes you to have low levels of the proteins that help fight infections. If you have CVID, you’ll likely have repeated ...

Self quotes Stanley A. Schwartz in a story on what to know about Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID). People with CVID have an impaired immune system that makes them more likely to develop ...

The severity of symptoms can vary greatly between people with CVID. Symptoms of common variable immunodeficiency may appear during childhood or adolescence, though many people don’t experience them ...

For the last 14 years, Samantha Bloomfield has received a monthly blood plasma infusion to help manage an immune deficiency. Until six months ago, plasma supplies were imported from the US - but after ...

Primary immunodeficiency (PI) not only increases your risk of frequent and serious infections, but can also make you more likely to develop autoimmune diseases — conditions where the immune system ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "My son, who's five years old, is getting a 52-minute infusion weekly of a medication to build his immune system," said Regina James of Pitman, New Jersey. "So, I ...

In individuals with low B-cell counts, T cells have enhanced responses to COVID-19 vaccination and may help prevent severe disease after infection. How the immune systems of B-cell–deficient patients ...