OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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Act very rapid as a first line of defense to eliminate the infection
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Trap microbes so they cannot spread in our body freely
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Coordinate and support adaptive immunity
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Innate, or nonspecific, immunity is the defense system with which you were born. It protects you against all antigens. Innate immunity involves barriers that keep harmful materials from entering your body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The innate immune responses are the first line of defense against invading pathogens. They are also required to initiate specific adaptive immune responses. Innate immune responses rely on the body’s ability to recognize conserved features of pathogens that are not present in the uninfected host.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main job of the innate immune system is to fight harmful substances and germs that enter the body, for instance through the skin or digestive system. The adaptive (specific) immune system makes antibodies and uses them to specifically fight certain germs that the body has previously come into contact with.
Detailed explanation-4: -A part of the innate immune response, and destroys pathogens that enter the body. This includes a cellular response, phagocytosis, and several chemical responses, inflammation, fever, the complement system, and interferons. Chemical messengers that immune cells follow to the site of injury.
Detailed explanation-5: -Protection offered by the skin and mucous membranes. Protection offered by the immune system cells (defense cells) and proteins. 30-Jul-2020