Question

Explain in detail why it may take longer for you to fight off the flu virus the first time this season than it would if you caught the same strain a second time.

Answer 1

Answer:

"when an infection has cleared, a small number of B and T cells are present in the blood with memory of the virus, allowing them to activate and destroy viruses more quick and fast next time when they enter the body."which is known as immune system."

Explanation:

Our immune system is not only designed to destroy disease-causing codes but remembers codes it's encountered so they are able to fight against them with when they return. when we all come across these types of invaders our layer of protection stops it from entering our body. When body senses a virus or other infections, like bacteria, the body tends to try and destroy the foreign invaders. The first step is the macrophages is activated. Macrophages destroy the foreign invaders.  If the viruses penetrates deep into the body it result into infection. Where the T cells and B cells are activated to fight against these viruses.T & B cells contains antibodies that attach to the virus and label it as foreign for other cells to destroy.