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=Introduction=

=Introduction=

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, and could not cope with infection without each other, 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 adaptive system is essential for a specific response to infection, 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: