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Why do many diseases such as measles occur only once in a person yet others such as colds occur more than once?

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This happens because of our immune system. Our immune system keep record of every attacking microbe. It contains two type of while blood cells firstly is T cell that respond quickly to the attacking microbe. While secondly B cells that recognize those specific cells and fights them off. In addition to that B cells clones itself as memory cells for that disease and will remains in your body for years

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