The immune system and microbial infection
Our bodies' immune system keeps a track record of every microbe that it has ever encountered and defeated in the memory cells (white blood cells - B- and T-lymphocytes).
Once a microbe enters the body again, it can be easily recognized and defeated before it multiplies and make you feel sick.
40
472 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about health with this collection
How to manage anxiety and self-doubt
Strategies for setting realistic goals
The importance of self-compassion and self-care
Related collections
Similar ideas to The immune system and microbial infection
Your immune system is your friend
Your immune system defends your body from infection. If you can support it, there will be benefits.
Your immune system creates, stores, and distributes white blood cells that fight bacteria and viruses you are exposed to.
Adaptive Immune System: Tailored Defense with Memory for Long-Term Immunity
The adaptive immune system is highly specialized and tailored to recognize specific pathogens. Unlike the innate immune system, which responds immediately but generally to threats, the adaptive system remembers past invaders and prepares the body for stronger and quicker ...
1. Each part of the immune system has a unique function.
“Think of the immune system like the military, each part has a different role"
The first line of defense is the white blood cells, who are first to recognise pathogens and fight off infection. Lymphocytes, a specific type of white blood cell, work to allow the body to remember the invading ...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates