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Defence
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Defence
BARRIERS
- -Respiratory tract
- -Gastrointestinal tract
- -Urinogenital tract
INNATE DEFENCE (non-specific response)
- Kills pathogen and surrounding cells
- Macrophages, Neutrophils and Natural killer cells
- Antigen presenting cells collect pathogens antigens and present them on their surface
- Takes antigen to the lymph nodes which activate a more specific response
ADAPTIVE DEFENCE (specific response)
- Targeted response
- Lymphocytes (B & T cells)
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- Basic introduction to immune defences
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- Eleana Landregan · Apr 2019
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- Apr 9, 2019
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