Question

What we mean by the term non - specific in case of innate immunity?

Answer 1

Innate immunity is nonspecific immunity.It is there since birth.It includes many barriers like,skin,mucous membranes of nose and other parts of the body.It also includes macrophages which phagocytose and kill the microbe. Innate immunity is nonspecific .Which means any microbe entering the body,response given is same.Examples, any microbe entering the body,macrophages just swallow and kill. where as in specific immunity,for one particualr microbe a different antibody is produced.So microbes are not controlled by producing one particualr antibody.This immunity is specific immunity as its response depends on the microbe that enters.