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Identify the MAIN way the skin prevents pathogens from entering the body. A. by fighting them B. by acting as a barrier C. by creating immunity against them D. by triggering a response in the brain .
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Identify the MAIN way the skin prevents pathogens from entering the body. A. by fighting them B. by acting as a barrier C. by creating immunity against them D. by triggering a response in the brain .

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the answer is B. by acting as a barrier

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The main way the skin prevents pathogens from entering the body is by acting as a barrier. This is because there are many dead skin cells on our skin and this makes it harder for the pathogens to enter the blood stream.
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