Can you help me with the following Pathophysiology question?

Compare and contrast acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with nutritional, iatrogenic, trauma, and stress caused acquired immunodeficiencies including:

a.their pathophysiology (the mechanism by which normal physiology is altered)

b.associated manifestations (the effects of altering normal physiology, both signs and symptoms) and the pathophysiological mechanisms that cause them.

whoa! Sounds like a med school test question. It will take up too much space to answer everything here so I suggest reading Robbins' Pathology Textbook as a reference. It has by far the most accurate and detailed information on pathophysiology.

AIDS is caused by a virus as everyone knows and over time, it reduces your white blood cells which aid in fighting off infection by replicating itself through reverse transcription.

Nutritional immunodeficiency syndrome is related to lack of a proper balance of vitamins and minerals supplied to the body.

Iatrogenic immunodeficiency syndromes can be caused by a variety of reasons that are not related to pathogens. It can be induced by a person's diet among other things.

Trauma and stress are both related to each other. Both can cause WBC counts to spike temporarily.

Please refer to the Robbin's Textbook of Pathophysiology for complete information. Another site I would recommend is www.prep4usmle.com. Go to the pathophysiology forum and post your question there. It is a site for people preparing for the United States Medical Licensing Exam.

Good luck.