The immune system serves the crucial purpose of preventing harmful organisms that may enter the human body from intervening with the functioning of its other key systems. The immune system reaches the specified goal with the help of the antibodies that it releases once an alien object is identified (Lu et al. 46). Antibodies, in turn, fight the infusive elements in case the immune system already has an experience of addressing the disease in question (Lu et al. 46). However, if a patient is exposed to a particular disease for the first time, the immune system may have difficulties developing the antibodies that will allow curbing the effects of pathogens.
Since new health threats emerge regularly, it is important to keep the immune system functioning properly. However, in certain circumstances, the specified goal becomes quite difficult to meet. Namely, the immune system suffers from poor dieting choices, which are quite common in patients from poor socioeconomic backgrounds (Milivojevic et al. 587). Likewise, the immune system may deteriorate once a patient develops a chronic illness (Milivojevic et al. 588). Due to the continual exposure of a patient’s immune system to multiple health issues and diseases, it is likely to lose a certain amount of its ability to counteract harmful agents. Finally, the duration and quality of sleep define the ability of the immune system to withstand the attacks of harmful agents (Warren et al. 15). Therefore, reconsidering one’s sleep patterns is essential to reduce the threat of developing a health issue or contracting a virus against which the immune system may fight exhaustingly long.
Although the immune system of the human body is quite autonomous in that it is capable of regulating its internal processes independently, it is still crucial to ensure that harmful factors do not weaken it. Therefore, there are certain actions to be taken to protect the immune system and ensure that it is capable of producing antigens for fighting infectious diseases. Specifically, one needs to reconsider one’s dieting choices and sleeping patterns to develop healthier habits. Since it has been established that the specified factors affect the immune system to a massive degree, it is important to reduce their effects. Likewise, one may need to reevaluate the quality of the environment in which one resides. In case of poor environmental conditions, including pollution, exposure to radiation, presence of health threats such as infectious diseases, and lack of healthcare services of decent quality, one will need to change the surroundings.
The immune system is represented by an intricate and rather fragile network that supplies antigens for fighting harmful agents entering a patient’s body. Therefore, it is crucial to protect the immune system from adverse influences of external factors. For this purpose, changes in the patient’s lifestyle and the environment in which they live are needed. Specifically, the focus on reinforcing healthy habits, promoting proper dieting, and encouraging patients to move in case their living conditions do not meet the existing health safety standards should be deemed as necessary. Once the premises for enhancing the functioning of the immune system are created, the levels of public health are bound to rise, and multiple health concerns will be addressed.
Works Cited
Lu, Lenette L., et al. “Beyond Binding: Antibody Effector Functions in Infectious Diseases.” Nature Reviews Immunology, vol. 18, no. 1, 2018, p. 46.
Milivojevic, Verica, et al. “Peripheral Immune System Adaptations and Motivation for Alcohol in Non‐Dependent Problem Drinkers.” Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 41, np. 3, 2017, pp. 585-595.
Warren, Eric, et al. “Effector Mechanisms of Neutrophils within the Innate Immune System in Response to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection.” Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, p. 15.