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CHAPTER OUTLINE
The Microbial World, 2
The Defenders, 2
Physical Barriers, 2
Innate Immunity, 3
Adaptive Immunity, 4
Antibody-Mediated Immunity, 5
Cell-Mediated Immunity, 6
Mechanisms of Adaptive Immunity, 7
Where to Go for Additional Information, 7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
• Recognize that our environment is occupied by dense and complex populations
of microbes, especially bacteria.
• Understand that these bacteria do not usually cause disease because the
immune system excludes those that can cause damage.
• Understand the importance of physical barriers to exclude invaders, innate
immunity to provide rapid initial protection, and adaptive immunity to provide
prolonged effective resistance to infection and disease.
• Explain the differences between the innate and adaptive immune responses.
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