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How do bacteria in your bodies protect us from harm?

Bacteria is all around us, in our bodies and on our bodies. It is in part that these natural flora keeps us healthy. They do this in one way by out-competing other harmful bacteria for nutrients. If the harmful bacteria cannot get nutrients for food, they cannot survive.


What does your white blood cells do for the human body?

Kills bacteria, viruses, and other foreign bodies within the Human Anatomy.


Does having bacteria in your bodies make us sick?

no, unless you have a lot of bad bacteria in your body then yes


What protects the eardrum from dirt?

The ear canal, earwax, and surrounding hair help protect the eardrum from dirt and debris. These physical barriers prevent foreign bodies from reaching and damaging the delicate eardrum.


Why are bacteria unable to live in our bodies?

Bacteria do live in and on our bodies, in fact we could not live without the bacteria that live symbiotically in our gut helping us digest foods and forming the majority of the mass of our feces. However there are many places in our bodies where bacteria can harm us when they live there, causing diseases. Our immune system attempts to track down and kill bacteria (as well as viruses, parasites, fungi, etc.) in those places and limit the damage. One part of the immune system reacts as a "generalist" attacking all unknown foreign cells that it does not recognize as "self", another part of the immune system reacts as a "specialist" learning what has attacked us and preparing to fight that in the future when it is encountered again. This "specialist" portion of the immune system can be preactivated by vaccination to prevent disease.

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How can bacteria make humans ill?

Some bacteria's are foreign to our bodies and therefore can make humans unwell. Our white blood cells are designed to attack foreign or unwanted bacteria


Can you have a tears if you don't have an eyeball and eyelids?

to protect frm foreign bodies


How do white blood cells protect the body?

White blood cells protect the body by detecting and fighting off infections and foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. They do this by engulfing and destroying pathogens, producing antibodies to neutralize them, and coordinating the immune response to eliminate the threat.


How do bacteria in your bodies protect us from harm?

Bacteria is all around us, in our bodies and on our bodies. It is in part that these natural flora keeps us healthy. They do this in one way by out-competing other harmful bacteria for nutrients. If the harmful bacteria cannot get nutrients for food, they cannot survive.


How does hair in the nose and ears and around the eyes help protect the body?

It helps keep out foreign bodies.


How does the hair in the nose and ears around the eyes help protect the body?

It helps keep out foreign bodies.


What are the characteristics of the white blood cell?

White blood cells are a spiked ball that protect our bodies from bacteria or any other organism harmful to our bodies.


What organizations exist to help protect you when you are far from home How do they protect What do they do?

On our skin and even inside our own bodies, like the digestive tract, we have bacteria, considered to be our own micro flora, these are bacteria picked up in our environment that protect us. If you are away from home sometimes, because we are not normally exposed to some types of bacteria our micro flora may not be effective. But it is possible to get immunizations, that will help our bodies build up antigens to protect us.


What is the function of ciliated epithelium in the lungs?

To assist in removing dust particles and other unwanted foreign bodies that have entered the air passages.


What is the function of the epithelium in the lungs?

To assist in removing dust particles and other unwanted foreign bodies that have entered the air passages.


What does your white blood cells do for the human body?

Kills bacteria, viruses, and other foreign bodies within the Human Anatomy.


What do your eyelashes do?

protect the eyes from dust and foreign bodies