NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNational Cancer Institute
Understanding theImmune System
How It Works
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNational Cancer InstituteNIH Publication No. 03-5423September 2003www.niaid.nih.govwww.nci.nih.gov
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immune system
The immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the body against attacks by “foreign” invaders. These are primarily microbes (germs...
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The immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the body against attacks by “foreign” invaders. These are primarily microbes (germs)—tiny, infection-causing organisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Because the human body provides an ideal environment for many microbes, they try to break in. It is the immune system’s job to keep them out or, failing that, to seek out and destroy them.
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