Track 5

Unit 9

Public Health

Building Immunity.

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talk about the topic

Parts A and B

So, I can tell you from personal experience about the importance of adaptive immunity.

What happened?

Well, last year, I was on the study abroad program where you travel around the world by ship stopping different countries studying cultures mean it was great, but every new country. We stopped in. I seem to get a new cold.

That’s too bad.

So, your body didn’t learn to adapt to the germs, huh?

Well, we only stopped in one place for a few days.

Yeah, she said it can take your body two years to learn to fight off some microorganisms.

And what about stress, was it effectively?

definitely be making all new friends. You know, seeing new places. It was fun but stressful.

What about your diet?

Well, actually we stopped in places like Japan, Tunisia, Jamaica, so I ate like a king.

But anyways, what about everyone else?

Well, they are completely against vaccine have never had a

Wow, the lecturer would not agree with that decision!

I know my parents believe that vaccines actually do more Heineman good bodies immunity is best, especially if you live in places where there are fewer contagious diseases

so you like a living example of adaptive immunity. How lucky

And, I should tell you all, I’m a total clean freak! so probably that’s helped.