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Define immune system.


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Immune system:

  1. The immune system is a special type of defense mechanism that our body possesses.
  2. It is formed of various components like T-cells, B-cells, natural killer cells, interferons, cytokines, macrophages, etc. that assist in identifying and killing a pathogen that enters the body.
  3. The immune system produces antibodies against each type of pathogens that invade our body.

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