Compare and contrast innate and acquired immunity.

What will be an ideal response?


Innate immunity is a nonspecific response to foreign invaders or tissue damage and acts as a second line of defense.
Acquired (adaptive) immunity has two major methods of response, cell-mediated immunity and humoral
immunity, both of which are specific to the pathogen. Cells of the adaptive immune system are responsible for
immunological memory.

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What will be an ideal response?

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