Innate
immunity
Innate immunity is the natural phenomenon of resistance to infection which an individual possesses right from the birth.
The innate defense
mechanisms are non-specific in the sense that they are effective against a wide
range of potentially infectious agents. It is otherwise known as non-specific
immunity or natural immunity.
A number of innate
defense mechanisms are operative non-specifically against a large number of
microorganisms as shown in the Table 8.1 and Fig.
8.2.
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