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The Immune System
The body's defence network โ innate (fast) and adaptive (specific) immunity working together
Russia ๐ 1882 Human Body
Key Facts
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Two arms: innate immunity (fast, non-specific) and adaptive immunity (slow, specific, has memory)
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White blood cells: neutrophils, macrophages, T-cells, B-cells, NK cells โ each with distinct roles
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Autoimmune diseases: immune attacks its own body โ Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus affect 80 million Indians
๐ Did you know? Elie Metchnikoff discovered phagocytosis in 1882 โ the process where immune cells "eat" pathogens โ and won the Nobel Prize in 1908
Quick Reference
Category
Human Body
Country
๐ Russia
Year / Era
1882
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The body's defence network โ innate (fast) and adaptive (specific) immunity working together