Specific and nonspecific immunity

In this BIOLOGY video we will explain "Specific and nonspecific immunity ". Specific and nonspecific immunity. Their intuitive names will help us remember that; We speak of specific immunity when my immune system fights in a very specific, very specific way against an enemy. A specific molecule is detected and it is only against that molecule that a response is given. The opposite of when my body is activated before a great variety of stimuli generating a generic response. That would be the unspecific answer. What nonspecific response we have the inflammatory response that is the most visual and the clearest. An inflammatory response can occur, for example, when you remove a hangnail and injure yourself. An inflammatory response can be given by burning yourself with the iron, by making a cut... that is, there is a great variety of stimuli that end up producing the same response or output. If you want to know more about the subject "Specific and nonspecific immunity ", do not miss this video and practice with the exercises that we have on our website.