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There are many form is sickness. Some sickness are caused by a defective gene, the very makeup of the body. Other sickness are caused by body parts go wrong over time or when cells begin to divide in an abnormal mater causing different forms of cancer.

Sometimes people become sick due to a supressed immune system and their body has no way to fight off the infections. Other times bacteria or viruses get past our immune system causing us to come down with colds, the flu, or stomach viruses. Often times we become sick simply because we touched something then touched our nose, ate food, or touched our eyes without washing our hands.

There are many different types of bacterial and parasitic infections that can be caused by eating under cooked meat, fish, or shell fish. The cooking kills the bacteria or parasites may be be harboring in the food we eat. By properly handling and cooking these foods we greatly decrease the chances of becoming sick.

The good news is that our bodies have many different types of white blood cells that combat many of the illnesses that we come in contact with on a daily basis. We have cells that will eliminate bacteria, viruses, mutated cells, and even parasites.

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