The skin microflora of healthy adults and patients with acute respiratory diseases has been studied. As revealed in this study, the optimum conditions for functioning the information system are observed in summer. After the action of unfavorable factors the activity of the system deteriorates due to the appearance of disturbances in the paths of the transmission of information. In response, the content of general information in the system increases, while the volume of useful information, necessary for the realization of the effector function, decreases. To stabilize its activity, the system spends its information reserves. These changes in the activity of the system, controlling the permanence of microflora and immunity, are slightly pronounced in winter and reach their maximum manifestation at the peak of acute respiratory disease.