WHAT IS IMMUNOLOGY RESISTANCE?
Hello again Khai, ?The immune system is a complex network of cells and chemicals. Its mission is to protect us against foreign organisms and substances. The cells in the immune system have the ability to recognize something as either self or invader, and they try to get rid of anything that is invader. Many different kinds of cells, and hundreds of different chemicals, must be coordinated for the immune system to function smoothly.? This page also has some great illustrations on how immunity works. This article pertains to HIV but the information is generic in nature. http://www.sfaf.org/aids101/immunology.html Our bodies have several lines of defense against disease. 1)Skin. Bacteria and viruses can?t invade healthy skin, protected even further by oil and sweat glands. Broken skin, whether by a wound or cut, or a rash or skin disease make sit easier for germs to invade our body. 2)Inflammatory response. (There?s a great picture on this site) 3)Immune System. When organisms do invade t
