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The easy answer is the white blood cells but there are various types of white blood cells ( leucocytes) involved including cell eating defensive cells (phagocytes) called neutrophils which are very small but capable of engulfing several pieces of damaged tissue and bacteria. These are amongst the first cells to take action. Monocytes are immature as they leave blood vessels and enter tissues but they mature rapidly into active cells called macrophages (means big eater) which can consume up to 100 bacteria or similar sized cellular debris before its death occurs.

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