Question

The entrance of a microbe into an individual's vascular space has initiated opsonization. how will the health care provider explain this process critical in stopping the infiltration of the microbe through opsonization

Answer 1

Opsonization occurs when a pathogen in the body is targeted for destruction by specialized immune cells known as phagocytes. Opsonins bind to the pathogen and attract phagocytes. The pathogen is then consumed and destroyed by the phagocyte.