Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12.1, Problem 3AYP
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To determine:

The name of body systems that participate in immunity.

Concept introduction:

Immune system is a defense system of host body that comprise of many processes and structures which protects the body against wide range of infections or diseases. Organism’s ability to resist these infection or toxins by action of white blood cells or specialized antibodies is known as immunity.

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