Question
Differentiate the following and give examples:
Innate and acquired immunity.
Innate and acquired immunity.
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Answer
Innate and acquired immunity.
| Innate immunity | Acquired immunity | |
| (i). | It is a non-pathogen specific type of defense mechanism. | It is a pathogen specific type of defense mechanism. |
| (ii). | It is inherited from parents and protects the individual since birth. | It is acquired after the birth of an individual. |
| (iii). | It operates by providing barriers against the entry of pathogenic agents. | It produces primary and secondary responses, which are mediated by B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes. |
| (iv). | It does not specific memory. | It is observed by an immunological memory. |
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