Hi

 

I have done lots of research but I still cannot figure out if there is a difference between inflammatory responses to viruses and bacteria?

 

immune response to viral infection is composed of monuclear cells whereas bacteria trigger cytokine and chemokine release through macrophages but then there are also mononuclear cells ?

 

so is there a difference in the inflammatory responses to bacteria and viruses as I am thinking ? or are they same.

 

any immunologists help me out please

 

thank you in advance

Don't think of it as viruses or bacteria. Just think of it as a response to different antigens.

 

The immune cells have different receptors for each antigen but respond the same.

The antigen determines the response of the immune system.

 

There is definitely differences and simarlities between the response to viral and bacterial Infection.

 

B and T lymphocytes are the adaptive cells.

 

The other white blood cells provide innate immunity.

So can we say that the immune response to viruses is mainly composed of adaptive immune system whereas bacterial immune response is through innate immunity?

so there is a difference then