Antimicrobial Substances
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Interferons
• Proteins that prevent viral replication
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Complement system
Enhances immune response, leading to pathogen lysis
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Iron-binding proteins
Reduce iron availability to microbes
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Antimicrobial peptides
Directly kill microbes
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Inflammation
Body’s nonspecific response to tissue damage
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Fever
Increases interferon effectiveness
• Inhibits microbial growth
• Speeds up body reactions
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Inflammation
is a localized response to infection or injury
Helps recruit immune cells to the site of damage,
Increases blood flow and permeability
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Redness, swelling, heat, and pain
Signs of Inflammation
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