Different types of Immunity Flashcards
Immunity
Immunity is resistance to a particular disease-causing pathogen
immunisation
an artificial immunity that generates antibody responses and an immunological memory of the pathogen, mimicking the primary infection without being infected.
Antigen
a substance that triggers an immune response
antibody
proteins that protect you when an unwanted substance enters your body.
Active immunity
when your body makes antibodies to a specific antigen
passive immunity
receiving antibodies from an outside source.
Natural passive immunity
newborns receiving antibodies from the mother
artificial passive immunity
gained from injection of antibodies from the blood of immune people or from non-human immune animals
Natural active immunity
when a person develops a disease, and becomes immune as a result of the primary immune response.
artificial active immunity
induced by a vaccine or a substance that contains the antigen.