Fact 1
Enlarged adenoids, also called adenoid hypertrophy, block nasal passages and can become as large as a ping pong ball.
Fact 2
In 1971, approximately 50,000 Americans had an adenoidectomy procedure performed.
Fact 3
They play a large role in helping children stay healthy since they capture and filter bacteria and germs when they pass through the mouth.
Invasion of the hosts body tissue.
Two illnesses caused by viruses.
An agent that kills the life of a microorganism.
An adverse response to food.
was a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children
A life threatening allergic reaction.
succeeded his father Tuekakas (Chief Joseph the Elder) as the leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe indigenous to the Wallowa Valley in northeastern Oregon
An American inventor and businessman.
A hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system.