The immune system is a protection mechanism, designed to defend a person against microbes, bacteria, toxins, viruses and parasites.
The human immune system is made up of a number of interdependent cell types which collectively protect the person’s body from various parasitic, fungal, bacterial and viral infections, as well as from the growth of tumor cells.
When bacteria or virus, ‘germs,’ invade a person’s body and reproduce, the person may become sick. Strep throat, in example, releases a toxin causing a person’s throat to inflame. The polio virus releases toxins that destroy nerve cells, many times leading to paralysis. Some forms of bacteria are actually beneficial, such as the millions of bacteria in our intestines that assist us in the digestion of food. Bacterial and viral infections are the most common causes of sickness, causing things such as influenza, colds, mumps, measles, malaria, AIDS, etc.
The immune system protects people from infections in three different ways. First, creates a barrier preventing viruses and bacteria from entering the body. Second, if a virus or bacteria enter a person’s body, the immune system attempts to detect and eliminate it before it can reproduce. Third, when a virus or bacteria enter a person’s body and reproduce, the immune system works to eliminate it.
Your skin is an important part of the immune system. Skin acts as a boundary between germs and your body; it is essentially impermeable to viruses and bacteria. A person’s epidermis has cells referred to as, ‘Langerhans,’ cells that are an early-warning component in the immune system.
A person’s mouth, nose and eyes are points of entry for germs. Both mucus and tears contain an enzyme referred to as, ‘Lysozyme,’ that breaks down the cell wall of a number of types of bacteria. Saliva also has anti-bacterial properties. Because both the lungs and nasal passages are coated with mucus, a number of germs are not killed immediately; they are instead trapped in mucus and swallowed. A person’s nasal passages, lungs, throat and skin are lined with Mast cells; any virus or bacteria attempting to enter that person’s body has to make it past these defenses.
Germs, once inside a person’s body, deal with their immune system in various ways. The major components of a person’s immune system include the Thymus, Lymph System, Spleen, White Blood Cells, Bone Marrow, Complement System, Antibodies, and Hormones.
You can support the immune system. This video shows you how to use reflexology facial points to boost the immune system.
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