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What is the difference between a specific and a nonspecific immune systems?
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∙ 14y ago
Nonspecific like the skin, mucous membranes, tears, mucus and the inflammatory response... are designed with and acidic surface that, for the most part, repels bacteria and are attributable to factors other than specific antibodies. They are often called innate immunities. Specific immunity has to do with how our lymphocytes (specialized white blood cells, such as B and T Cells) that can remember a specific virus or bacteria, and the next time it shows up, there's a whole welcoming party ready with lots of demolition gear to destroy the unwelcome guests.
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∙ 14y ago
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The non-specific response is a generalized response to pathogen infections involving the use of several white blood cells and plasma proteins. Non-specific immunity, or innate immunity, is the immune system with which you were born, made up of phagocytes and barriers
The first line of defense against non-self pathogens is the innate, or non-specific, immune response. The innate immune response consists of physical, chemical and cellular defenses against pathogens. The main purpose of the innate immune response is to immediately prevent the spread and movement of foreign pathogens throughout the body.
Jedediah Rutherford
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∙ 13y agoSpecific immunity would be a defense mechanism specific to a certain antigen.
Nonspecific immunity would be a defense mechanism for a variety of factors threatening to upset homeostasis.
Ex; Specific - Antibodies, produced by plasma cells, where each antibody is produced to target one specific antigen.
Ex; Non-speficic - Inflammation. This happens in a multitide of different situations as the bodies non-specific way of protecting itself.
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∙ 13y agoInnate (specific) and Acquired (non specific) immune system
Eusebio Tolentino
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∙ 13y agoSpecific means that the immune system will 'go after' only one thing...nonspecific means that it will attack anything it sees as not belonging
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∙ 11y agoBoth involve white blood cells
Both responses have means of killing invading cells like bacteria or parasites
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