Chapter 1: Germs and Your Immune System
Meet Germs and Your Defenses
Your body is like a castle. Tiny invaders called germs try to get in.
Some germs are:
Most are too small to see. Some make you sick with:
Your immune system is your bodyβs army. It fights germs to keep you well.
How Your Immune System Learns
When germs attack, your immune system:
1. Finds the germ
2. Fights it
3. Remembers it
Later, if the same germ comes back, your body can fight faster.
This memory is like keeping βwantedβ posters of bad germs.
Vaccines use this memory power in a safe way.
Why We Want to Avoid Getting Sick
Some sickness is mild, like a runny nose.
Other sickness can be very serious, like lung infections or brain swelling.
Being sick can mean:
- Missing school and friends
- Needing medicine or a hospital
- Passing germs to others
Itβs better to stop bad sickness before it starts.
Vaccines help us do that.
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