ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is one important effect of your body’s ability to remember certain pathogens? It prevents ____
A
bacteria from killing you
B
you from transmitting diseases to other people
C
pathogens from making you sick more than once
D
your immune system from attacking healthy tissue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This protection is called immunity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Memory immune responses After the first encounter with a pathogen, our immune systems generate a small number of cells that remain for a long time, are specific for that pathogen, and circulate in the blood, spleen and lymph nodes to keep watch for another encounter.

Detailed explanation-3: -A healthy immune system can defeat invading disease-causing germs (or pathogens), such as bacteria, viruses, parasites-as well as cancer cells-while protecting healthy tissue. Understanding how the immune system works and how we can help protect our bodies is essential to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed explanation-4: -The immune response is how your body recognizes and defends itself against bacteria, viruses, and substances that appear foreign and harmful.

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