The immune response is essentially a sequence of events executed in response to the alarm that goes off when a potentially dangerous microbe, called a pathogen, breaches the body's outer defenses.
Because timing is key to success, think of the body's immune response to danger as a three-act drama. Act One features the arrival of the bad guys (the pathogens) and the body's first attempts to thwart their progress. Act Two features the players and actions of the innate immune system and their efforts to engulf the invaders and send for reinforcements. Act Three features the components of the adaptive immune system, which build a defense against repeat attacks
The immune response is essentially a sequence of events executed in
response to the alarm that goes off when a potentially
dangerous microbe, called a pathogen, breaches the body's outer
defenses. Because timing is key to success,...
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Dr. Anthony Komaroff answered:The immune response is essentially a sequence of events executed in response to the alarm that goes off when a potentially dangerous microbe, called a pathogen, breaches the body's outer defenses.
