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Can you boost your immune system?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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The Intense Immune System

This innate immune system is kind of like a well-organized military. It's as if you might have Marines or soldiers right at the front lines that are responsible to make an initial attack, but also communicate to the back lines. The response is coordinated by cells that we call lymphocytes. But sometimes intruders do get through these defenses. Luckily, the adaptive immune system is there to do its other job and sounds the alarm.

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