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  2. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In immunology, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory state affecting the whole body. [1] It is the body's response to an infectious or noninfectious insult . Although the definition of SIRS refers to it as an "inflammatory" response, it actually has pro- and anti-inflammatory components.

  3. Systemic disease - Wikipedia

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    A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole. [1] It differs from a localized disease , which is a disease affecting only part of the body (e.g., a mouth ulcer ).

  4. Compartmental models in epidemiology - Wikipedia

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    For the full specification of the model, the arrows should be labeled with the transition rates between compartments. Between S and I, the transition rate is assumed to be (/) / = /, where is the total population, is the average number of contacts per person per time, multiplied by the probability of disease transmission in a contact between a susceptible and an infectious subject, and / is ...

  5. Cytokine release syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In immunology, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a form of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) that can be triggered by a variety of factors such as infections and certain drugs. [3] It refers to cytokine storm syndromes (CSS) [ 4 ] and occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines ...

  6. Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    There are many modifications of the SIR model, including those that include births and deaths, where upon recovery there is no immunity (SIS model), where immunity lasts only for a short period of time (SIRS), where there is a latent period of the disease where the person is not infectious (SEIS and SEIR), and where infants can be born with ...

  7. Sepsis - Wikipedia

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    Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), [2] qSOFA [4] ... Severe sepsis is an infectious disease state associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ...

  8. Systemic inflammation - Wikipedia

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    Chronic systemic inflammation (SI) is the result of release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from immune-related cells and the chronic activation of the innate immune system.It can contribute to the development or progression of certain conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune and neurodegenerative ...

  9. SIRS - Wikipedia

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    Sirs, a surname (including a list of people with the surname) Not to be confused with SARS , a coronavirus disease, of which there are two related types, SARS, which is currently not a threat, and COVID-19.