The Importance Of Immune System

by tyfn

Every one of us has an amazing protection mechanism called immune system in the body. It is designed to protect us from being invaded by millions of bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins and parasites. It can identify and kill pathogens and tumor cells by detecting a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguishing them from the organism’s own healthy cells and tissues in order to function properly. Detection process is complicated, because pathogens can evolve rapidly, produce adaptations to avoid the immune system and successfully infect their hosts.

No one can live without immune support, even though it works unnoticed. Only when our immune system does something that has a side effect or it fails to work can we see or feel it. Here are the examples:

1. If we bitten by a mosquito, we would get a red, itchy bump and that is a visible sign of our immune system at work.

2. There are thousands of germs (bacteria and viruses) floating in the air. It is the immune system that deals with all of them to protect us. Occasionally if a germ gets past the immune system, we will catch a cold, get the flu or worse. A cold or flu is a visible sign that the immune system failed to stop the germ. After the immune system learning about the invader and eliminate it, we can get over the cold or flu; otherwise, if the immune system did nothing, we would never recover from illness.

When the body’s immune system does not function properly, it will be disordered and result in disease, including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer. Just like AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), which is caused by the retrovirus HIV, it is a typical immunodeficiency produced by pharmaceuticals or an infection. Immunodeficiency can also be the result of a genetic disease, such as severe combined immunodeficiency.

Since the immune system plays such an important role in our body, we should take good care of it. We can have some immune system supplements to enhance our immunity. With the help of immune booster, our immune system will be more powerful to make us much healthier.