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Endowed with such specialized weapons, the properly functioning immune system is a formidable barrier to disease. Even when an infection is severe enough to overcome the system's initial response and cause illness, the immune cells are usually able to regroup, call up reinforcements and eventually rout the invaders. But when the system is weakened by previous illness or advancing age, for example, the body becomes more vulnerable to cancers and a host of infectious diseases. And should the system overreact or go awry, it can cause troublesome allergies and serious disorders called autoimmune diseases...
Harvard got the ball rolling first, soaring out to a 5-0 lead before the Big Green knew what hit it. Despite playing shorthanded three times in this span, five players tallied for the Crimson in this miniature rout...
...first set, the junior sliced and diced her way to a 3-2 lead. Bland continued the rout by winning the next three games...
...Captain Leelee Groome scored two goals in a 50-second span to push the lead to six. In a span of 171 seconds, Harvard scored six goals. The rout...
Louise Zonis continued the rout with a 6-4, 6-0 blasting of Jamison Williams at number-three, while Paula Guerin was involved in a tough three-setter at fourth singles...