Medical immunology: When it comes to medicine and immunology, there are a number of 'branches'. Immunology can suggest -lack of functioning immune system - primary immunodeficiency -immune system attacking the body - autoimmune disease -overactive allergy part of immunity - allergies and asthma -overactive immunity - inflammatory response related diseases.
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Innate and Adaptive: Innate immune cells such as neutrophils are our first-line defense and this type of immune system is found in most animals. Adaptive immune cells, such as T and B cells are able to become "memory" cells that allow us to build up immunity to viruses and bacteria that challenge us and try to attack us again. Vaccines help to boost our adaptive immunity so that we have a leg up on infections.
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