The Slim Book of Health Pearls: Man the Barricades - The Story of the Immune System. Sheldon Cohen M.D., FACP
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- Издательство: Ingram(2020)
- ISBN: 9781456607746
- Страниц: 65
- Язык: Английский
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The immune system is a complicated mechanism whose principle actors are organs, cells, chemicals and a vast collection of proteins tuned by billions of years of evolution to work in a harmonious manner for the good of the whole. Its purpose is to keep us alive in a world where visible and invisible predators intending to usurp our bodies attack us on a daily basis. <br><br>By virtue of an amazing communication network, millions of cells gather, exchange information, become activated and respond to bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses preventing them from causing infection. <br><br>A malfunctioning immune system, when immune cells attack &quot;self,&quot; results in numerous auto-immune diseases, the &quot;God only knows&quot; diseases of sixty years ago.
