The immune system was the bodily system that fought against potentially pathogenic organisms or disease.
In 2152, Jonathan Archer metaphorically described T'Pol as having an "emotional immune system". (ENT: "The Seventh")
Pa'nar Syndrome affected the immune system of Vulcans as well as their endocrine system and synaptic pathways. (ENT: "Stigma")
The Denobulan immune system could fend off Borg nanoprobes, but only for a short time. (ENT: "Regeneration") Species 8472 also had an immune system that could fend off Borg nanoprobes, primarily due to the dense DNA of their cells. (VOY: "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II")
As a result of their carbon-based biology, the Human immune system was incapable of fighting silicon, such as in the form of a silicon-based virus. (ENT: "Observer Effect")
In the 2350s and 2360s, a research project at the Darwin Genetic Research Station developed Human children who had an aggressive immune system, capable of attacking disease organisms before they entered a Human body. (TNG: "Unnatural Selection")
Ferengi immune systems were rather strong. According to Quark, who wasn't infected by the aphasia virus in 2369, the Ferengi immune system should not be underestimated. (DS9: "Babel")
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- Analeptic radiation
- Antigen
- Anti-intoxicant
- Immunosuppressant
- Immunotechnology
- Protodynoplaser
- T-cell stimulator
- Vaccine