Alcohol And The Immune System

Alcohol has an adverse effect on the immune system. It can alter the survivability and function of most immune cells. Even though these alterations alone may not be sufficient to adversely affect one’s health, whenever a person drink too much, his or her immune system may have a slow response, therefore increasing the risk of infection. This largely depend on how often and how much a person drink. Over the long term, alcohol abuse weakens the immune system and increases bacterial infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and C, and lung infections. Alcohol also reduces the effectiveness of vaccines and contribute to a host of diseases, including alcoholic liver disease, alcoholic pancreatitis, inflammation in the