Assignment task: Immune System
Please reply to the following questions in your discussion board post based on the video.
YouTube Video: DAVID VETTER the bubble boy
Q1. What is SCID? How do current treatments for SCID differ from David's treatment options in the 1970s?
Q2. Why did it take so long for David to receive a bone marrow transplant? How is this related to what you have learned about the immune system and tissue rejection?
Q3. How did David's condition increase doctors' and researchers' understanding of the immune system and diseases such as cancer?
Q4. What do you think is the social/emotional impact of being isolated from others? How did David's parents and family help to keep him socially connected to the family?