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Immune system

The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases. It detects and responds to a wide variety of pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, as well as cancer cells and foreign objects, such as wood splinters—distinguishing them from the organism's own healthy tissue. Many species have two major…

History, History of immunology & Surface barriers

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9825
MeSH
D007107

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Overview

Layered defense

Surface barriers

Innate immune system

Adaptive immune system

Physiological regulation

Disorders of human immunity

Manipulation in medicine

Evolution and other mechanisms

History of immunology

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Immune system

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Triples258
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Immune system

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related to Manipulation by pathogens · 22
Immune system → Alternatively, An, Bacteria, Burkholderia, Here, II, III, Leishmania, Many, Mycobacterium, Other, Peptostreptococcus, Plasmodium, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Some, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Such, The
related to history · 20
Immune system → Although, Athens, BC, Immunology, In, It, Louis Pasteur, Maupertuis, Nobel Prize, Pasteur's, Persian, Pierre-Louis Moreau, Razi, Rhazes, Robert Koch's, The, These, Thucydides, Viruses, Walter Reed
related to Further reading · 15
Immune system → Archived, Dettmer, Immune, ISBN, January, Journey, Keeps You Alive, Mysterious System, New York, November, OCLC, Philip Laibacher, Random House, Retrieved, The
related to Immune sensing · 14
Immune system → Cells, DAMPs, DNA, Drosophila, LRRs, NOD, PAMPs, Recognition, RIG, Ten, They, Three, TLRs, Toll-like
related to Inflammation · 12
Immune system → ASC, Common, DAMPs, Eicosanoids, Growth, IL-18, IL-1β, Inflammation, NLR, PAMPs, The, These
related to Recognition of antigen · 11
Immune system → Class, Class II MHC, Each, In, Killer, MHC, Such, The, These, This, When
related to Layered defense · 10
Immune system → Both, Conversely, Here, If, In, Innate, One, Physical, The, This
related to Sleep and rest · 10
Immune system → Additionally, Complex, In, NFIL3, NREM, REM, T-cell, The, These, Thus
related to Immunodeficiencies · 9
Immune system → Additionally, AIDS, Chronic, Diets, IgA, Immunodeficiencies, In, Severe, The
related to Predicting immunogenicity · 9
Immune system → Computational, Da, Early, Immunoproteomics, In, Some, Taxol, The, This

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Immune systemFMA98251.00infobox
Immune systemMeSHD0071071.00infobox
Immune systemis anetwork of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases0.90text
Immune systemis adominant system of host defense in most organisms0.90text
severe combined immunodeficiencyinstance ofimmunodeficiency can be the result of a genetic disease0.80text
acquired conditions such as HIV/AIDSinstance ofimmunodeficiency can be the result of a genetic disease0.80text
or the use of immunosuppressive medicationinstance ofimmunodeficiency can be the result of a genetic disease0.80text
bacteriainstance ofPhysical barriers prevent pathogens0.80text
viruses from entering the organisminstance ofPhysical barriers prevent pathogens0.80text
the lungsinstance ofso systems act to protect body openings0.80text
intestinesinstance ofso systems act to protect body openings0.80text
and the genitourinary tractinstance ofso systems act to protect body openings0.80text

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