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Immunity is the response of the immune system against foreign objects entering our body.
∙ Most of the pathogens are present in our surrounding. Hence, we are susceptible to different diseases. But our body has some in- built defence mechanism, which protects us from the pathogens.
∙ This defence mechanism is our immune system. Immunity is the ability of an organism to recognize the disease-causing germs and provide resistance against them.