Types of Immunity

Cell-mediated Immunity

An immune response that does not use antibodies
phagocytes
cytotoxic T cells
cytokines to destroy infected or abnormal cells.

Humoral immunity

B lymphocytes, which transform into plasma cells and produce antibodies against specific antigens

Natural immunity

involves the tissues, cells, and processes that protect the body from anything viewed as foreign

Acquired immunity

s ability to recognize and remember antigens

for future encounters and generate a specific response