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Innate Immunity
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Innate immunity
: defense system that we already have since the day we were born and protects us against ALL
ANTIGENS.
Innate immunity is a
NON-SPECIFIC
IMMUNITY.
Innate immunity includes the
EXTERNAL
physical and chemical barriers provided by the
SKIN
and
MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Innate immunity also includes various
INTERNAL DEFENSES
, such as antimicrobial substances, natural killer cells, phagocytes, inflammation, and fever.
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