Herd Immunity

Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, population immunity, or social immunity) is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through...

John Maguire

As the founder and creator of the Kinesiology Institute, John is a world-renowned expert in the field of Applied Kinesiology. Over the past thirty eight years he has taught tens of thousands of people from 85 countries. He is a faculty member of the Anthony Robbins...

Inflammation

Inflammation is one of the first responses of the immune system to infection or irritation.Inflammation is stimulated by chemical factors released by injured cells and serves to establish a physical barrier against the spread of infection, and to promote healing of...

White Blood Cells

All white blood cells (WBCs) are known as leukocytes. Most leukocytes differ from other cells of the body in that they are not tightly associated with a particular organ or tissue; thus, their function is similar to that of independent, single-cell organisms. Most...

Complement System

The complement system is a biochemical cascade of the immune system that helps, or “complements”, the ability of antibodies to clear pathogens or mark them for destruction by other cells. The cascade is composed of many plasma proteins, synthesized in the liver,...