How It Works: When germs
enter the body, certain body cells make a chemical. The chemicals called
antibodies help destroy germs in the body. Cells of the body produce
different antibodies for different kinds of germs.
What Body Parts are Included:
Spleen-filters blood, thymus-protects against disease, lymph nodes-collects
and destroys bacteria, white blood cells-produce antibodies,
antibodies-fights viruses.
What System Needs to Work
Properly: Exercise, good nutrition, take
vitamins, eat healthy food on daily basis that immune system needs to work,
and herbs and spices.
Interesting Facts-Jonas Salk
of United States developed a vaccine for polio, and sneezing and tearing
gets rid of germs.
How System Prevents Diseases-You
take vaccination to prevent diseases, you take antibiotics to stop the
growth of them, the immune system fights diseases by producing antibodies,
eat good food, and nutrition and exercise a lot. Also herbs, spices can
help prevent diseases.
