The innate immune response is tasked with responding immediately to an invading pathogen and getting rid of it before disease develops. You may wonder - how does the innate response recognize something as being an invading pathogen? How does it see the danger? How does it know something is foreign? The cells of our innate … Continue reading IMMUNOLOGY 101 – The Innate Immune Response
IMMUNOLOGY 101 – An Overview of the Immune System
Our earth is home to trillions of microorganisms. On a daily basis, we are exposed to countless viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites, and yet, while many of these microscopic organisms are disease-causing, we aren’t perpetually bed-ridden and calling in sick from work. We have our body’s defense system to thank for that. The What! In … Continue reading IMMUNOLOGY 101 – An Overview of the Immune System