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Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 37.6, Problem 1CYL
Summary Introduction

To explain:

Why the immune response to the first exposure to a microbe is relatively slow, and why responses to future infections by the same microbe are much faster.

Introduction:

Defense system involves innate and adaptive immunity. Innate immune response is the immediate response initiated within seconds of pathogen exposure and it targets the groups of pathogens. Adaptive immune response is generated after 3-4 days of pathogen exposure and targets the specific pathogen.

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