immunity types Flashcards
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Q
The box jellyfish produces a poison (venom) which enters the blood when a person is stung. A person who has been stung can be treated with an injection of antivenom. This antivenom is produced by injecting small amounts of venom from box jellyfish into sheep, then extracting antibodies from the sheeps’ blood. These antibodies are then injected into the person who has been stung.
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Passive immunity; so no memory cells produced;
Antivenom breaks down / destroyed;