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Immunology is the study of the immune system and is a very important branch of the medical and biological sciences. The immune system protects us from infection through various lines of ______.
defence
If the immune system is not functioning as it should, it can result in disease, such as ______, allergy and cancer.
autoimmunity
Immune system is divided into two types: ______ immunity and adaptive immunity.
innate
Adaptive immunity further divided into two types that is humoral and ______ immunity.
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Immunity is resistance acquired by a host towards injury caused by microorganisms and their ______.
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The immune system's job is to help identify and eliminate dangerous germs that enter the body before they can cause disease or ______.
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Healthy immunity accomplishes four essential principles: (1) ability to detect and fight off ______; (2) ability to recognize a host's own cells as 'self,' thereby protecting them from attack; (3) a memory from previous foreign infections; (4) ability to limit the response after the pathogen has been removed.
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The immune system is made up of two parts: the innate, (general) immune system and the adaptive (specialized) immune system. These two systems work closely together and take on different tasks. Immunology has applications in numerous disciplines of medicine, particularly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, rheumatology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology, psychiatry, and ______.
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The tasks of the immune system: to fight disease-causing germs (pathogens) like bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, and to remove them from the body, to recognize and neutralize harmful substances from the environment, and to fight disease-causing changes in the body, such as ______ cells.
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Drink plenty of fluids. Water is the best ______.
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Exercise ______.
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Stress ______.
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Get a good night's ______.
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Eat foods with ______.
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Eat a well-balanced ______.
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Immune system = cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate resistance to ______.
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