Health & Safety  September 7, 2012  Make immune system healthy,
strong  Airman 1st Class GRACE LEE 56th Fighter Wing Public
Affairs  The body’s immune system has many jobs, including
fighting against bacteria, parasites and fungi; it is also
essential in keeping the body healthy from infection.  The
immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues and
organs that together prevent and defend against attacks to the
body, according to Rachel Perkins-Garner, 56th Medical Group
registered nurse.  “The attackers are called ‘foreign invaders;’
the most common being microbes, tiny organisms such as bacteria,
parasites and fungi,” she said. “Our body is the ideal
environment for many microbes, but it also has a defense system
— the immune system.”  The primary function of the immune system
is to keep out anything potentially harmful, and if invaded, the
immune system will seek out the microbes and viruses to destroy
them, Perkins-Garner said.  “The immune system is extremely
complex,” she said. “It can recogniz