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immunity

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state of being insusceptible or resistant to a noxious agent or process

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Immunity is your body's ability to resist getting sick from harmful agents like viruses and bacteria. It matters because without immunity, you would be vulnerable to infections and diseases that could make you seriously ill.

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Encyclopedic overview

In biology, immunity is the state of being insusceptible or resistant to a noxious agent or process, especially a pathogen or infectious disease. Immunity may occur naturally or be produced by prior exposure or immunization.

Innate and adaptive

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “immunity” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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