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Immune System DQ 2

Immune System DQ 2

Q 1. Why would a second exposure to a pathogen result in a faster immune response than an initial response ?

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The first exposure to a pathogen results in a primary response in the body and clonal expansion occurred ,creating the plasma cells and memory B cells during the first exposure . The plasma cells produces antibodies against the foreign antigens and the memory B cells remembers the antigens on the second exposure .