How the Immune System Works
We really don’t think about the immune system in quite the same way, in part because it’s such a mystery.
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We really don’t think about the immune system in quite the same way, in part because it’s such a mystery.
Immunizations prevent important and deadly diseases – diseases like diphtheria, influenza, tetanus, chickenpox, measles, meningitis, polio, human papilloma virus infection, shingles, hepatitis B and whooping cough. It was thought that…
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Vitamin A works to maintain the integrity of the skin, eyes, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts, to reinforce the barriers against disease-causing organisms; it is also essential …
The immune system functions as an integrated network of organs, specialized cells and unique bodily fluids. In this segment, I discuss the nutritional aspects of immunity and in particular the role of minerals …
Essential fatty acids also known as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids must be consumed in the diet as they cannot be metabolized internally.
The spleen is an abdominal organ and found in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity. The spleen acts as an immune system filter and is not necessary for overall immune system function, however, following removal, infections from pneumonia and meningitis …
The cellular components of the immune system are manufactured in the bone marrow. Specific bone marrow response and a cell line production depends upon the specific challenges presented to the system …
At the mile-high view, immune system function is divided into innate and acquired immunity …