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Explain how alpha or beta interferon protects neighboring cells from viral replication. Explain the difference between a primary and secondary immune response. How does this affect the development of vaccines? Describe and give the modes of killing for each of the following phagocytes: a. eosinophils b. neutrophils c. macrophages 

          Explain how alpha or beta interferon protects neighboring cells from viral replication. Explain the difference between a primary and secondary immune response. How does this affect the development of vaccines? Describe and give the modes of killing for each of the following phagocytes:
a. eosinophils b. neutrophils c. macrophages
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Explain how alpha or beta interferon protects neighboring cells from viral replication. Explain the difference between a primary and secondary immune response. How does this affect the development of vaccines? Describe and give the modes of killing for each of the following phagocytes: a. eosinophils b. neutrophils c. macrophages
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00:01 All right, so here we're asked which of the following statements is true.
00:05 And the true statement here is going to be the gamma interferon is going to promote attack by macrophages.
00:23 I suppose this should be promotes for grammatical correctness.
00:27 So to go into the explanation are interferons or these are any of several related protein types or families that are produced by the body's cell, as a defensive mechanism against viruses.
00:40 They are important modulators of immune response.
00:45 So they are generally signal molecules for our immune system.
00:48 These interferons are categorized as cytokines, which are small proteins involved in intracellular signaling...
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