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How can the immune system really deal with tuberculosis?
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The lymphocyte: Whether the body can fend off TB or not is highly depend on the cell-mediated immunity as opposed to the antibody circulating in the blood stream. This is a complex subject and I have just given you a very simplistic answer.
Answered 6/10/2014
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