Topic 2- Plasma and memory cells

Question 1

What are the two types of immune response?

Answer 1

Primary and secondary

Question 2

The secondary immune response is very quick, what does this result in?

Answer 2

the infection can be destroyed and removed before the pathogen population increases too much and symptoms of the disease develop

Question 3

When does the secondary immune response occur?

Answer 3

When the same antigen is found in the body a second time, the memory cells recognise the antigen, divide very quickly and differentiate into plasma cells (to produce antibodies) and more memory cells