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The first is [[Innate immune response|innate immune response]] which begins to target the [[Pathogen|pathogens]] as soon as they enter the body.  
The first is [[Innate immune response|innate immune response]] which begins to target the [[Pathogen|pathogens]] as soon as they enter the body.  


The second line of defense is the [[Adaptive immune response|adaptive immune response]] which is made up of specific [[Antibody|antibodies]] to the infe[[Infection]]ction which are in the system due to prior exposure to the illness <ref>Alberts et al. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th Edition. New York: Garland Science.</ref>.&nbsp;<br>
The second line of defense is the [[Adaptive immune response|adaptive immune response]] which is made up of specific [[Antibody|antibodies]] to the [[Infection]] which are in the system due to prior exposure to the illness <ref>Alberts et al. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th Edition. New York: Garland Science.</ref>.&nbsp;<br>


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Revision as of 13:59, 19 October 2015

There are two types of immune response which protect the body against invading micro-organisms such as viruses and bacteria:

The first is innate immune response which begins to target the pathogens as soon as they enter the body.

The second line of defense is the adaptive immune response which is made up of specific antibodies to the Infection which are in the system due to prior exposure to the illness [1]

Reference

  1. Alberts et al. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th Edition. New York: Garland Science.