The Importance of the Immune System - The Best Doctors in the World

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The importance of the immune system - the best doctor in the world

? The human body is born with one The best doctor in the world - the immune system. When the immune system is functioning normally, it is a powerful line of defense that can effectively resist most diseases and protect our body from bacteria, viruses, etc., just as it is said in traditional Chinese medicine, "Good qi exists within, and evil cannot be eliminated." ".

? The immune system is composed of immune organs, immune cells and immune active substances. It is the most effective weapon to prevent the invasion of pathogens. It can detect and remove factors such as foreign bodies and foreign pathogenic microorganisms that cause fluctuations in the internal environment.

Why are some people prone to getting sick while others are not?

In layman’s terms, your own immune system is like an army, including air force, navy, and army soldiers. When the “enemy” attacks the human body, a healthy immune system will immediately go into battle. When two armies fight, the one with stronger troops and horses will naturally win. But a weak army will soon surrender to the invader - when the body's immune system is too weak due to reasons such as malnutrition, we will get sick. For example, when it comes to influenza, people with low immunity are much more likely to be infected.

? Of course, it is not good for the immune system to be overly sensitive. Hyperactivity of its function will cause damage to one's own organs or tissues. Just like a country's military indiscriminately attacking its own people without the invasion of foreign enemies, diseases such as lupus erythematosus and psoriasis are all caused by blind attacks by the immune system.

The root cause of many diseases is immune system problems

? To give a popular example: there is a pile of garbage here, and there will naturally be flies where there is garbage, but this does not mean that, It's the flies that create the garbage. In the past, we thought that flies were the cause of the disease, and then quickly invented a chemical weapon to eliminate the flies. After killing the flies, mosquitoes came out of the garbage, and we quickly eliminated the mosquitoes; then, cockroaches came out of the garbage. , kill cockroaches, rats will escape from the garbage, in short, it is never-ending. Because the real reason is not the flies or mosquitoes, but this pile of garbage. The key to good health is to eliminate the garbage.

? So now science begins to pay attention to basic immunology. This shows how important immunity is to the human body. People with good immunity are less likely to get sick under the same conditions.

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The war between the immune system and disease is a very complex process. In this war, all aspects of the human body’s immune system operate in coordination, cooperate tacitly, and handle problems appropriately. . Next time we will take a look at how it drives away intruders.