Marie Curie was a famous French-Polish scientist known for her pioneering research on radioactivity. Her work...

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Marie Curie was a famous French-Polish scientist known for herpioneering research on radioactivity. Her work not only brought herfame but her death as well; she developed aplastic anemia due toradiation exposure. She experienced recurrent and prolongedinfections (viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal). Explain whyshe suffered from recurrent infections. Be sure to mention thedifferent types of WBC and the relation to the various infections,and the reasons why she lacked the cell-mediated and the humeralresponse.

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The various types of WBCs are Lymphocytes T and B lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Neutrophils and Basophils Lymphocytes Tlymphocytes helps in cell mediated immunity and production of cytokines B lymphocytes    See Answer
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