Dialing Up the Body´s Defenses Against Public Health and National Security Threats
(WorldNews Health)

Protection against many common pathogens and environmental stressors is written into our DNA. Our skin responds to sun exposure. Our immune system mounts defenses when we get the flu. Our bodies inherently work to mitigate the potential for harm caused by these health threats. However, these intrinsic responses are not always quick, robust, or appropriate enough to adequately defend us from harm, which is why many people experience sunburn after intense sun exposure or suffer severe symptoms, even death, following exposure to the flu. Military service members, first responders, and civilian populations face threats far more severe than sunburn and respiratory infections. Pathogens with...