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Primary and secondary response to infection

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• Pathogens enter the body by penetrating the non-specific barriers in the skin and mucus membranes. • Pathogens first encounter macrophages and natural killer cells that carry out phagocytosis and cytolysis respectively. • A pathogen's first encounter with the immune system can promote: • Fever. ▪ Inflammation. ▪ More phagocytosis. ▪ More cytolysis. • A pathogen may cause an infection that battles non-specific mechanisms for a few days or more. • Immune cells (B and T cells) exposed to the antigens initiate the mechanisms of specific resistance: • B cells produce antibodies. • T cells secrete chemicals to lyse the infected cell. • Activated complement proteins enhance phagocytosis, lysis of cells, and inflammation. • Initial specific resistance results in an increase of the number of available antigens, triggering the proliferation of B and T cells. • Number of antibodies increases exponentially. • Specific response eventually overcomes infection. • Specific resistance remembers antigens that have previously triggered the immune system (immunological memory). • Levels of antibodies and lymphocytes, prior to the first exposure, are low. • First exposure triggers primary immune response and produces long-lasting antibodies and memory B and T cells. • Presence of memory cells produces a secondary response that is much faster and more effective. • Immunological memory is the basis for immunization vaccinations.

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