Boost Your Immune System

A healthy immune system is essential to good health. The human immune system is made up of cells, tissues and organs that work together to fight infection and diseases. If bacteria or a virus invades the body, it attacks and multiplies, causing an infection. This infection would cause disease and can make you sick. Your immune system protects you from disease by fighting off the bacteria or virus.

The immune system includes the skin, which can prevent germs from entering the body; mucus membranes, the moist inner linings of some organs and body cavities can trap and fight germs; white blood cells, which fight germs; and organs and tissues of the lymph system, such as the thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels and bone marrow. The lymph system stores and carries white blood cells.

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