Dr. Philip W Smith MD

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• Can I Get Shingles If I Didn’t Have The Chicken Pox?

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  Over the course of our four million or so years of evolution, we humans have developed a highly-specialized immune system that is quite a warrior in combating infections. We are bombarded daily by bacterial and viral pathogens which have the potential to cause us serious illness, but, completely...

• What Are the Signs and Symptoms of AIDS?

  Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a serious secondary immunodeficiency disorder. AIDS is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). There is progressive destruction of cell-mediated (T cell) immunity. Also, both conditions are characterized by subsequent effects on humoral immunity...

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Disease That Might Spread Beyond the Lungs

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• All About Early Disseminated Lyme Disease

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