I’ve heard about antibodies, but how does your immune system physically attack or destroy a virus? Or in the case of someone with something like MS, how does your immune system physically attack your nervous system?
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White blood cells are the answer here! They are part of your immune system and go through your bloodstream and your organs/tissue and basically act as the bouncer in your body. They fight the illness/injury in the body (and I say they bc there are a few different types that do different things, but that is the gist of their function). For folks with autoimmune conditions they basically attack everything – good and bad. So they attack good and healthy tissue too and cause inflammation and pain and disfunction, even though they are trying to help. I think that’s the most I’ve got!
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