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How does our immune system react to the coronavirus?

Like any virus, the coronavirus is little more than a shell around genetic material and a few proteins. In order to reproduce, it needs a host in the form of a living cell. Once infected, it does what the virus commands: copy, assemble, and release information. But that does not go unnoticed. Within a few minutes, the body's own immune defense intervenes with its innate response: granulocytes, phagocytes and killer cells flow from the blood and lymphatic vessels to fight the virus. They are supported by numerous plasma proteins that either serve as messenger substances or help to destroy the virus. With many viruses and bacteria, this initial activity of the immune system is sufficient to fight an intruder. Often this happens very quickly and efficiently. We feel that the system is working: we have a cold, we have a fever. Symbolic picture of the flu wave (picture-alliance / dpa / A. Gebert) How our immune system makes itself noticeable to us A subset of the signaling proteins that...
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Vaccination For Students

Of the 833 pupils called to review the vaccination book in this year, 722 vaccination books were presented to us . This corresponds to a vaccination book submission of 86.67% . This is 4% more than in the previous school year. Since this year, if the vaccination book is not presented at school, parents have been asked separately to make an appointment to submit the vaccination book to the health department. Of the 37 parents who were contacted, 112 responded to this request (33%). Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis The vaccination book controls with regard to immunization reports against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis showed vaccination rates of 90.30 to 92.38%. In the previous year the vaccination coverage was comparatively between 90.92 and 92.09%. Polio In terms of immunization against polio, 54.85% of the pupils (52.12% in the previous year) were able to get a complete basic immunization and 35.73% of the pupils (38.65% in the previous year) received a complete basic immunizati...
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