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Question
Why is secondary immune response more intense than the primary immune response in humans?
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Solution
The secondary immune response is more intense than the primary immune response in humans because the memory B cells deal with the invading microbes by producing antibodies. The cells of the body remember that they have previously encountered this type of infection.
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