"Guillain-Barre syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system." The disorder can develop over the course of hours or days, or it may take up to three to four weeks. The stage of greatest weakness is usually within the first two weeks after symptoms appear, and by the third week of the illness 90 percent of all patients are at their weakest.The first symptoms include varying degrees of weakness or tingling sensations in the legs, which sometimes spreads to the arms and upper body. Your muscles cannot be used at all, the patient becomes nearly paralyzed, it may become difficult to breathe, blood pressure and heart rate are affected. This is life threatning and you must be treated at a hospital.
https://www.google.com/health/ref/Guillain-Barre+syndrome
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This affects homeostasis because the nervous system cannot work correctly and people lose all their strength. When they lose their strength, they are unable to perforn necessary bodily functions.
I just saw that if a person has this particular disease then they should not receive the annual flu shot. Any ideas as to why?
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