Sentences with phrase «cells in our immune system fending»

When we think of how we fight disease, the image of cells in our immune system fending off microbial invaders often comes to mind.

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And the key to vaccine success is that, afterward, the immune system starts to create fast - response infection fighters called memory cells that will circulate throughout the body and be able to recognize (and fend off) that same pathogen in the future.

During inflammatory responses due to infection, trauma, or cancer, the body's immune system becomes highly activated in an attempt to fend off invading organisms, foreign bodies, or tumor cells.

White blood cells, called neutrophils, are a primary player in the immune system, fending off infection from foreign bacteria and viruses, anything from colds and strep throat to ear and sinus infections.