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How the Immune System Works. The immune system is your bodyâs natural defense system. Itâs an intricate network of cells, tissues, and organs that band together to defend your body against invaders.Those invaders can include bacteria, viruses, parasites, even a fungus, all with the potential to make us sick.nd if one slips by the barrier, the immune system produces white blood cells, and other chemicals and proteins that attack and destroy these foreign substances. They try to find the antigen and get rid of it before it can reproduce.