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Medical Conditions - Body Defense Mechanism

The immune system is a body's defense against the defense to fight against foreign invaders or organisms, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The immune system consists of three lines of defense, including physical and chemical barriers, non-specific innate immunity, and specific, adaptive immunity.

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What is meant by non-specific inflammatory lesion?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Inflammation means your body's response to a self or foreign allergen or antigen. The allergens are usually proteins either self or foreign.

What is the optimum temperature that could be felt on upper thighs?

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How do we get flu?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. When we get viral or bacterial infection in the nasal tract (upper respiratory tract- nose to throat), the local mucus membrane gets irritated.

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