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  • Chapter 1 An Invisible World
  • Chapter 2 How We See the Invisible World
  • Chapter 3 The Cell
  • Chapter 4 Prokaryotic Diversity
  • Chapter 5 The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
  • Chapter 6 Acellular Pathogens
  • Chapter 7 Microbial Biochemistry
  • Chapter 8 Microbial Metabolism
  • Chapter 9 Microbial Growth
  • Chapter 10 Biochemistry of the Genome
  • Chapter 11 Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
  • Chapter 12 Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
  • Chapter 13 Control of Microbial Growth
  • Chapter 14 Antimicrobial Drugs
  • Chapter 15 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
  • Chapter 16 Disease and Epidemiology
  • Chapter 17 Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
  • Chapter 18 Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
  • Chapter 19 Diseases of the Immune System
  • Chapter 20 Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
  • Chapter 21 Skin and Eye Infections
  • Chapter 22 Respiratory System Infections
  • Chapter 23 Urogenital System Infections
  • Chapter 24 Digestive System Infections
  • Chapter 25 Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
  • Chapter 26 Nervous System Infections
  • Appendix - Taxonomy
  • Glossary
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Chapter 17

Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses

Introduction

Physical Defenses

Chemical Defenses

Cellular Defenses

Pathogen Recognition and Phagocytosis

Inflammation and Fever

Summary

Review Questions Multiple Choice Matching

Fill in the Blank Short Answer Critical Thinking

ANSWERS

KEY WORDS

The Innate Defenses

Wiki White Blood Cells

Inflammation

Complement System

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