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The ability of an organism to protect itself from the disease-causing germs is called .

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The ability of an organism to protect itself from the disease-causing germs is called immunity.
  • 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.

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