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In this article, the writer gives a brief explanation of the immune system related to vaccines and HIV. The writer discusses antigens, T cells, B cells, memory cells and antibodies and proposes a hypothetical vaccine for HIV.

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"Vaccines work by stimulating the body's immune system to prepare for a quick defense against an invading organism. A vaccine can be a disease-causing organism such as a bacteria or a virus which has been rendered harmless or less harmful before being injected into a person. It can also be a non-living piece of an invader such as a cell-surface protein or a portion of the invader's genetic code. After being vaccinated the body mounts an immune response that prepares it for ..."

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