Lesson 5: The Immune Response

There's a group of cells in your body called B- and T- cells that help to protect us from disease together - called the immune system.

  • There's a lot to learn in this section, the immune response is split into two responses.
  • There's also a primary and secondary responses.
  • Being immune to something doesn't mean you'll never be infected by that pathogen again
    • It just means if it gets into your body for a second time, your immune system can kill it faster.
    • The secondary response can only happen if it is the exact same pathogen. If it's a different one, you just get another primary response - even if it's a slightly different variant.