Influenza/ Flu -What is the flu? It is an extremely contagious respiratory illness it is A or B viruses. It appears more frequent in the body by spreading through the upper and lower respiratory. What’s the difference between a cold and flu? The symptoms can be very similar, but the flu can be very much worse. Both colds and flu bring coughing, headache, and chest discomfort. With the flu you’re more likely to run a high fever for several days and you also might have body aches, fatigue, and weakness. But a severe case of the flu can cause life-threatening illness such pneumonia. New strains of the flu evolve every few years. Who’s at a greater risk for flu complications? Anyone can get the flu but people with diabetes, lung disease, heart …show more content…
Your immune system is your defense against infections organism and other invaders. Your immune system will attack the organism and substances that invade your body systems. The immune system is made up of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect your body. One of the most important cells is a white blood cells called the Leukocytes. How does your immune system work? When a foreign substance invades the body it detects many types of cells to try to verify them. Those cells trigger the B lymphocytes and produce antibodies that specialized proteins that locks specific antigens. Once they produce they stay so the immune system encounters that antigens again. So the antibodies will be ready to do its job. If someone gets sick with something they usually won’t get sick from it again. Antibodies can recognize antigens and lock onto it, but they can’t destroy it by themselves. They have to have help help from the t-cells. Antibodies can neutralize toxins (poisons or damaging substances) that produce different organisms. Antibodies can activate a group of proteins called complement that is a part of the immune system. Complement helps killing the bacteria, viruses, or infected