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Disorders in the immune system can cause disease.

Immunodeficiency diseases: occur when the immune system is less active than normal, resulting in recurring and life-threatening infections. Immunodeficiency can either be the result of a genetic disease,, or be produced by pharmaceuticals or an infection

Autoimmune diseases: occur from a hyperactive immune system attacking normal tissues as if they were foreign organisms. Common autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 1 and lupus erythematosus.

Inside immune system, there contains Layered defenses protecting organisms from infection. We would need to alert the;

a) Fluid system of the Body

b) Blood system

c) Lymph system

d) Lymph vessels

e) B cells - Grow to maturity in the bone marrow. Produce antibodies that circulate in the blood and lymph streams and attach to foreign antigens to mark them for destruction by other immune cells.

f) T cells - Mature in the thymus, high in the chest behind the breastbone. T cells arrange, regulate and coordinate the overall immune response. They attack and destroy infected or diseased cells.

The immune system is a complex of organs with highly specialized cells and even a circulatory system separate from blood vessels. All of them work together to clear infection from the body. To help improve immune system you can have the HG Series as a functional food.

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