Mike broke his arm and had to get surgery.A few days after the surgery,he noticed redness,swelling and pain at the incision site.By the next day,he had a fever above 100 degrees F. Mike went back to the hospital,where they took a swab of pus from the infected area for culture and prescribed an antibiotic. The next day,the lab called to report that Mike had a Staphylococcus aureus infection.The surgery and the nasal packing with gauze provided both an area for bacterial proliferation and an environment that contained air pockets giving the bacteria the necessary amounts of oxygen for growth. About 30% of the population carries S.aureus at any timeand about 2/3 of people are at least occasional carriers.The bacteria induce localized inflammation that causes capillary endothelial cell damage and gives the bacteria access to circulation.Some S aureus strains are antibiotic resistant. Fortunately,the strain infected Mike was sensitive to the antibiotic,and Mike recovered quickly Questions: 1.Please describe in approximate chronological order the steps in the innate response to a bacterial infection.Please include both the cells and their responses to the bacteria infection

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