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What happens when a pathogen has just entered the body and is being attacked by an antigen

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Answer: Infection occurs when viruses, bacteria, or other microbes enter your body and begin to multiply. Disease occurs when the cells in your body are damaged as a result of infection and signs and symptoms of an illness.

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Infection occurs when viruses, bacteria, or other microbes enter your body and begin to multiply. Disease occurs when the cells in your body are damaged as a result of infection and signs and symptoms of an illness appear. Pathogenic microbes challenge the immune system in many ways.The adaptive immune system ( antigens) reacts specifically to pathogens (germs). It is able to recognize attacking pathogens and fights against certain antigens or foreign substances. The next time a known antigen is encountered, the adaptive immune system can respond faster.

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