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How would the removal of a persons lymph node affect the bodies ability to fight disease?
Because lymph nodes are part of the immune system and the immune system fights diseases.
If someone has an autoimmune disease would it worsen if their immune system is stimulated by something like green tea?
Theoretically yes. An autoimmune disease is where the persons own system attacks itself and stimulating the immune system could worsen the symptoms and disease.
What would happen if the immune system stopped working?
one would easily catch viruses and disease
How would the destruction of the ozone affect man?
It would cause:Skin cancerEye cataractSuppression of immune system
What does it mean to have a strong immune system?
It would mean that you have a weak immune system.
What is the body's defense system?
It would be their immune system.
Why do we develop disease even after getting vaccines?
Vaccines have a minuscule amount of the disease, so your immune system can easily destroy it and then retain in the immune systems memory the best way to destroy it. That is how vaccines work. However if you have an immune deficiency disorder, or a weak immune system, the disease inside the vaccine has a tiny chance of surviving and reproducing causing the disease to infect you.
How does cystic fibrosis affect the immune system?
Cystic fibrosis affects primarily lungs and pancreas, not immune system. But a patient affected is debilitated and it would decrease the fuction of various systems, like the immune A CF patient that has had a lung transplant would have an impaired immune system because of the medication given for rejection. The medication would suppress the immune system so that the patients' body would be more likely to accept the new organ(s), but also making the patient more susceptible to other illnesses.
What is meant by opportunistic infection?
An infection that develops only when a person's immune system is weakened.
Do you need an immune system?
You do need a immune system because you would be sick and die
How do antibiotics help humans?
Antibiotics are used to fight infections. without them we rely entirely on the ability of our immune system to destroy attacks on our system. The immune system is a wonderful thing, however it is not good enough in many instances to contain dangerous infections, fortunately Antibiotics are capable of destroying many pathogens (A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.) that would otherwise overcome our immune system.
What is the importance of the immune system?
The immune system keeps humans and animal from from getting sick . Without the immune system you would be sick and vomiting all the time.
