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Immunity Chapter 35 The Immune System An animal must defend itself from the many dangerous pathogens it may encounter in the environment. The Immune System A host is susceptible to a parasite if it can’t eliminate a parasite before it becomes established. The parasite is infective. The host is resistant if it is able to prevent establishment of the parasite. The parasite is noninfective. The Immune System Immune cells, red blood cells, and other white blood cells are derived from multipotential stem cells in the bone marrow. The Immune System Lymphocytes arise from stem cells in the bone