10.21.2022. IS Questions

Question 1

Give one example of artificial active immunity

Answer 1

vaccination

Question 2

Give one example of natural active immunity

Answer 2

resistance to a common cold due to previous exposure

Question 3

Give one example of natural passive immunity

Answer 3

a newborn baby acquiring immunity from its mother through the placenta or brst milk

Question 4

Give one example of artificial passive immunity

Answer 4

a person who receives antibodies in the form of an injection (gamma globulin injection)

Question 5

Define herd immunity

Answer 5

protection of an entire population based on critical concentration of immune hosts that prevents the spread of an infectious agent

Question 6

Define a vaccine

Answer 6

preparation of a pathogen or its products, used to induce active immunity

Question 7

what is artificial immunity?

Answer 7

immunity that is acquired through artificial means, like vaccination or administration of immune globulin

Question 8

what is natural immunity?

Answer 8

immunity acquired through natural means such as exposure to a disease-causing agent, brst-feeding, or transfer of IgG to a fetus in utero.

Question 9

what is active immunity?

Answer 9

immunity that results from an immune response in an individual upon exposure to an antigen

Question 10

what is passive immunity?

Answer 10

immunity that results when antibodies are transferred to an individual