A functioning immune system is essential for survival, but even the sophisticated cellular and molecular defenses of the mammalian immune response can be defeated by pathogens at virtually every step.…
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The adaptive immune system has a memory component that allows for a rapid and large response upon reinvasion of the same pathogen.…
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The adaptive, or acquired, immune response takes days or even weeks to become established – much longer than the innate response; however, adaptive immunity is more specific to an invading pathogen.…
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If pathogens manage to breach the barriers protecting the body, one of the first active responses of the innate immune system kicks in.…
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The vertebrate, including human, immune system is a complex multilayered system for defending against external and internal threats to the integrity of the body.…
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