The immune system

This program examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing-invaders--and how in some cases its antigen-fighting capabilities can be turned against the bodily cells it protects. Topics include the elements of the immune system, passive barrier defenses and nonspecific reactive responses, the humoral immune response and its associated antibodies, and the process of cell-mediated immunity. The program also addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and advances in the field of immunology.

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"Our immune system"
"Human body, how it works"

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"This program examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing invaders⁰́₄and how in some cases its antigen-fighting capabilities can be turned against the bodily cells it protects. Topics include the elements of the immune system, passive barrier defenses and nonspecific reactive responses, the humoral immune response and its associated antibodies, and the process of cell-mediated immunity. The program also addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and advances in the field of immunology."
"This program examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing-invaders--and how in some cases its antigen-fighting capabilities can be turned against the bodily cells it protects. Topics include the elements of the immune system, passive barrier defenses and nonspecific reactive responses, the humoral immune response and its associated antibodies, and the process of cell-mediated immunity. The program also addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and advances in the field of immunology."@en
"Describes the immune system, including the system's role in defending the body from infection, the problems of organ rejection in cases of transplant, and the drugs that can suppress the immune system. Also discusses the uses and dangers of bone marrow transplants."
"Program describes the nature and function of the healthy immune system, the system that enables the body to defend itself against infections and parasites. Program also examines the uses and dangers of bone marrow transplants."@en
"This program takes a look at the mechanics of the body's internal defense system. The protected environment of the womb is contrasted with the pathogen-laden environment of the post-birth world. Passive immunity is distinguished from the body's active lines of defense: the skin and its secretions, the inflammatory response, phagocytes, and lymphocytes. Case studies involving chicken pox, tetanus, and tuberculosis show different ways the human immune system seeks to protect the body from infection. And case studies involving asthma and HIV introduce the subjects of immune system hypersensitivity and failure. Contains nudity associated with childbirth."@en
"Examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease and how in some cases its fighting capabilities can be turned against the cells it protects. Addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and advances in the field of immunology."
""This program uses stunning imagery to describe the battles our immune system wages inside our bodies, showing how it sets up defenses against viral invasion. It explains how, by means of vaccination, we can use the functions of the immune system to prevent disease."--Container."
"This program examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing invaders-and how in some cases its antigen-fighting capabilities can be turned against the bodily cells it protects. Topics include the elements of the immune system, passive barrier defenses and nonspecific reactive responses, the humoral immune response and its associated antibodies, and the process of cell-mediated immunity. The program also addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and advances in the field of immunology. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. A part of the series The Human Body: How It Works. (22 minutes)."@en
"This program takes a look at the mechanics of the body's internal defense system. The protected environment of the womb is contrasted with the pathogen-laden environment of the post-birth world. Passive immunity is distinguished from the body's active lines of defense: the skin and its secretions, the inflammatory response, phagocytes, and lymphocytes. Case studies involving chicken pox, tetanus, and tuberculosis show different ways the human immune system seeks to protect the body from infection. And case studies involving asthma and HIV introduce the subjects of immune system hypersensitivity and failure. Contains nudity associated with childbirth. (20 minutes)."@en
"Looks at the workings of the body's internal defense system, the immune system and the different ways in which this system seeks to protect the body from infection. Also touches upon immune system hypersensitivity and failure through case studies involving asthma and HIV."
"Examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing invaders -- and how in some cases its antigen-fighting capabilities can be turned against the bodily cells it protects. Topics include the elements of the immune system, passive barrier defenses and nonspecific reactive responses, the humoral immune response and its associated antibodies, and the process of cell-mediated immunity. The program also addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and advances in the field of immunology."@en
"This programme starts with the birth of a baby moving from a protected environment in the womb to an alien world outside where it will come under attack from a wide range of mirco-organisms. It provides an overview of the human immune system and describes the body immune response to infection."
"Look at the workings of the body's internal defense system, the immune system and the different ways in which this system seeks to protect the body from infection. Also touches upon immune system hypersensitivity and failure through case studies involving asthma and HIV."@en
"Program examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing invaders. The program also addresses the importance of vaccines, the mechanics of allergies and autoimmune diseases, and the advances in the field of immunology."@en
"Look at the mechanics of the body's internal defense system. Distinguishes passive immunity from the body's active lines of defense: the skin and its secretions, the inflammatory response, phagocytes, and lymphocytes. Uses case studies involving chicken pox, tetanus, and tuberculosis to show different ways in which the human immune system seeks to protect the body from infection. Introduces immune system hypersensitivity and failure through case studies involving asthma and HIV."@en