The blood system is potentially a dangerous point of entry for disease causing pathogens. It has many mechanisms to fight disease one of the most important is blood clotting to stop and heal damage to blood vessels and other tissues.

If blood vessels are damaged a series of reactions happens which lead to the production of a blood clot. This blocks the flow of blood and allows the tissues to repair.

When there are damaged cells in the . . .

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