Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-systems/hs-the-immune-system/a/hs-the-immune-system-review
Description: WEBThe immune system responds to antigens by producing cells that directly attack the pathogen, or by producing special proteins called antibodies. Antibodies attach to an antigen and attract cells that will engulf and destroy the pathogen. The main cells of the immune system are lymphocytes known as B cells and T cells.
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/immune-system
Description: WEBApr 7, 2024 · immune system, the complex group of defense responses found in humans and other advanced vertebrates that helps repel disease-causing organisms (pathogens). Immunity from disease is actually conferred by two cooperative defense systems, called nonspecific, innate immunity and specific, acquired immunity. Nonspecific protective …
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Link: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21196-immune-system
Description: WEBOct 20, 2023 · Your immune system is your body’s first-line defense against invaders like germs. It helps protect you from getting sick and promotes healing when you’re unwell or injured. You can strengthen your immune system by eating nutritious foods, exercising and getting enough sleep.
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Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune
Description: WEBThe immune system is what protects your body from diseases and infections. It's the bodily system that produces the immune response to defend your body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues. The immune system includes various parts of the body including the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue (such as those in ...
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Link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-to-boost-your-immune-system
Description: WEBMarch 28, 2024. Reviewed by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing. How can you improve your immune system? On the whole, your immune system does a remarkable job of defending you against disease-causing microorganisms. But sometimes it fails: A germ invades successfully and makes you sick.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system
Description: WEBThe immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases. It detects and responds to a wide variety of pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, as well as cancer cells and objects such as wood splinters, distinguishing them from the organism's own healthy tissue.
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Link: https://www.mayoclinic.org/~/media/80569BAD2DF84A7394895F041D2726C5.pdf
Description: WEBThe immune system has two parts. There’s the immune function that you’re born with, called the innate immune system. The innate immune system is a general defense mechanism that protects you from the time your body is exposed to harmful germs until the time the second part of the immune response — the adaptive immune system — kicks in.
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Link: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320101
Description: WEBNov 22, 2023 · Summary. The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enable the immune system to defend the body from...
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Link: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/immune-system
Description: WEBKey facts. The immune system defends the body from infection and includes a complex network of cells, chemicals, tissues and organs. The immune system recognises ‘invaders’ such as bacteria, viruses and fungi as well as abnormal cells like cancer cells, and then helps the body fight the invasion.
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Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279364/
Description: WEBLast Update: April 23, 2020; Next update: 2023. The immune system has a vital role: It protects your body from harmful substances, germs and cell changes that could make you ill. It is made up of various organs, cells and proteins. As long as your immune system is running smoothly, you don’t notice that it’s there.
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