I have heard infection talked about like a tiny war but do the germs attack and kill the white blood cells? Do they fight back?
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Yes, there is a fight between the immune susyem and invading germs or pathogens or foreign bodies and, yes, the white blood cells can lose.
When a person dies from disease the immune system has lost.
Pus around an infected cut is mostly white blood cells.
When the white blood cells lose the fight, it looks nasty and discolored.
When the white blood cells are winning, the pus looks white.
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