The Innate immune system is the body's first barrier of defense to infection. It relies on an older, more generic, and faster acting set of tools than the [[The adaptive immune system - WikiBlood|adaptive]] system. While the two systems work together to protect the body, it is ultimately the innate system that conquers foreign attackers through means of phagocytosis.
+
The Innate immune system is the body's first barrier of defense to infection. It relies on an older, more generic, and faster acting set of tools than the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood|adaptive]] system. While the two systems work together to protect the body, it is ultimately the innate system that conquers foreign attackers through means of phagocytosis.
* Non-specific protective mechanisms include such innate factors as:
* Non-specific protective mechanisms include such innate factors as: