Active & Passive Immunity
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| What are the categories of acquiring Immunity? |
Active, Passive |
| What is the definition of Active Immunity? |
Self Production of Antibodies following EXPOSURE to foreign Antigens |
| What are the ways of acquiring Active Immunity? |
Natural, Artificial |
| How does a person gain Natural Active Immunity? |
requires personal exposure to Live Microbes |
| How does a person gain Artificial Active Immunity? |
requires Vaccination |
| What is a Vaccination? |
solution containing killed Microbes (w/ Antigens intact) or genetically engineered Antigens |
| What is the definition of Passive Immunity? |
TRANSFER of Preformed Antibodies obtained from an Immune Donor |
| How is Immunity gained through Natural Passive Immunity? |
mother --> fetus transfer |
| How is immunity gained though Artificial Passive Immunity? |
requires Antiserum or Antitoxin |
| What is Antitoxin? |
concentrated Antibody Serum, aka pooled Gamma Globulin (mostly IgG) |
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