Boosting Your Immune Health

The state of having a well-functioning immune system capable of effectively defending against disease-causing organisms.
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Prepared by Lee Cheng, reviewed by Dr. Helena Rodriguez

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What is an autoimmune disease?

Autoimmune Diseases The immune system is your body's defense system. It helps protect you from illness and infection. The immune system usually attacks invading bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. With an autoimmune... read more

What is immunological memory?

A person’s protection from pathogens develops as they go through life. Thanks to vaccinations and exposure to various diseases, the body develops a range of antibodies to different pathogens. Doctors sometimes refer to this as immunological memory because the immune system remembers previous enemies.

What is anti-immunology?

"Anti-immunology: evasion of the host immune system by bacterial and viral pathogens". Cell. 124 (4): 767–82. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.034. PMID 16497587. S2CID 15418509. ^ Cianciotto NP (December 2005). "Type II secretion: a protein secretion system for all seasons". Trends in Microbiology. 13 (12): 581–88. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2005.09.005.

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