MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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What is the job of the immune system?
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To protect your body from drugs and medicine
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To protect your body from air and water
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To protect your body from pathogens
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To protect your body from itself
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main job of the innate immune system is to fight harmful substances and germs that enter the body, for instance through the skin or digestive system. The adaptive (specific) immune system makes antibodies and uses them to specifically fight certain germs that the body has previously come into contact with.
Detailed explanation-2: -Your immune system is a large network of organs, white blood cells, proteins (antibodies) and chemicals. This system works together to protect you from foreign invaders (bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi) that cause infection, illness and disease.
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