(From What is CPR? on this site) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the procedure of maintaining artificial respiration and artificial circulation in a mammal who has â¦ gone into cardiac arrest through repeating cycles of chest compressions and ventilations.
The immune system protects the body against illness and infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. It is really a collection of reactions and responses that the body makes to damaged cells or infection.ancer can weaken the immune system by spreading into the bone marrow. The bone marrow makes blood cells that help to fight infection. Weakening of the immune system happens most often in leukaemia or lymphoma.
Chemotherapy, biological therapies and radiotherapy can temporarily weaken immunity by causing a drop in the number of white blood cells made in the bone marrow. High doses of steroids can also weaken your immune system while you are taking them. You can find information about the different types of cancer treatments.