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it helps battle all those diseases that are trying to get us and the white blood cells are there to help so we don't have eating disorders because then the white blood cells will start to either get weaker and you'd get sick or the white blood cells would disappear all together and you're body will start to eat you're muscles away (yes i seen a lady like that because she had an eating disorder and she came and talked to us in class and told us her story the school counsellor had to come and get her because she was unfit for driving to school today)

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What colorless blood cells protect the body from disease?

White blood cells, or leukocytes, protect the body from disease by defending against infections and foreign invaders. They can recognize and destroy harmful substances in the body, helping to keep us healthy.


What is the function of the blood cells?

That depends on which blood cells! Our white blood cells is what I am guessing you are asking about. They are the one's that swim in our blood an fight unkown bacteria and viruses they find. White blood cells are what are created by our lymph nodes and protect us and keep us healthy. I do however engourage you to do some research on this and still take other answers.


What is the difference between red blood and white blood cells?

white blood cells - help fight off diseases and keep us from getting sick and fight viruses when were sick red blood cells - is basically just our pure healthy blood down to its basic unit which is a cell


What cells responsible for immunity?

Immune cells responsible for immunity include white blood cells such as T cells, B cells, natural killer cells, and phagocytes like macrophages and neutrophils. These cells work together to detect and eliminate pathogens, infected cells, and other foreign substances to protect the body from infections and diseases.


What are the function of white blood cells?

White Blood Cells (Phagocytes and Lymphocytes) are used to aide the body in dealing with diseases. Pathogens are foreign objects, such as bacterium, that enter the body and try to cause it harm. The white blood cells (specifically Lymphocytes) create Antibodies which attach to the pathogen and allow the Phagocyte to engulf and dissolve the pathogen.

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How does your blood helps to protect us against germs?

Your blood travels all over your body. The white blood cells, which are the disease fighting cells, travel with it. Some of these white cells will leave the blood and migrate to an inflamed area.


How does the immune system protect us from parasites?

A type of white blood cells called esonophils


What colorless blood cells protect the body from disease?

White blood cells, or leukocytes, protect the body from disease by defending against infections and foreign invaders. They can recognize and destroy harmful substances in the body, helping to keep us healthy.


How do white blood cells help us?

White blood cells are part of the immune system. Some white blood cells capture invading bacteria and then destroy them or transport them to other organs of the body where they will be eliminated.


What protects us from infections?

White blood cells


What found in blood keeps us from dying to death?

White blood cells


Which blood cell helps us fight germs?

The white blood cells help us to fight germs.


What is the function of the blood cells?

That depends on which blood cells! Our white blood cells is what I am guessing you are asking about. They are the one's that swim in our blood an fight unkown bacteria and viruses they find. White blood cells are what are created by our lymph nodes and protect us and keep us healthy. I do however engourage you to do some research on this and still take other answers.


What protects us from the harm that bacteria can do to your body?

it's the white blood cells.


Is chlorine the gas used by white blood cells to kill bacteria?

No. White blood cells do not use chlorine or any other gas. Chlorine would not be effective is it is as toxic to us as it is to bacteria. White blood cells kill bacteria by consuming them and then breaking them down with enzymes.


What is the part of the blood that protects from harmful bacteria?

The part of blood that protects us from harmful bacteria are white blood cells.


How does the immune system keep us alive?

It uses white blood cells. The white blood cells exterminate the viruses or other harmful bacteria. Without it, even the common cold can kill us.