Acquired immunity Flashcards
1
Q
What is acquired immunity?
A
Immunity you develop during your lifetime
2
Q
Differentiates two types of acquired immunity
A
Active immunity- immunity you acquired after being expose to an infection.
Passive immunity- immunity you acquired from someone or something
3
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Differentiates between natural and artificial of acquired active immunity.
A
Natural- The antibodies made after being exposed to an infection
Artificial- The antibodies made after getting an vaccine
4
Q
passive immunity, differentiates natural and passive
A
Natural- antibodies transmitted from a mother to a child through breastfeeding.
Artificial- antibodies you acquired from immune serum medicine
5
Q
Explain how does the vaccine work.
A
- You are given a small harmless form of the disease
- Then your body makes antibodies to fight against that diseases
- if you encounter the disease again your body will already have antibodies to fight against it
- you are now immune.
