Question

The immune response requires a team effort. How do the specific and non-specific defenses work together? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

Answer 1

A non-specific immune response (also called immunity) is antigen-independent while a specific immune response is antigen-dependent. The examples of the non-specific immunity are fever, phagocytosis by macrophages, skin and mucus.  The example of the specific immune response is cytotoxic T-cells able to recognize antigens on infected cells and kill them before the infection could spread.