MAYRUAN IMMUNITY Flashcards
1
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two types of immunity
A
passive and active
2
Q
A
3
Q
passive
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natural form
receiving antibodies from mother placenta or breast milk
4
Q
active
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when the body responds
to antigens and produces antibodies
5
Q
primary response
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slow
few b cells
to make the correct antibody
symptoms
eventually patjohrn is destroyed by immune system and memory cells produces
these memory cells remain in the blood for a long time
6
Q
vaccines
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if same pathogen enters the body a second time immune system can produce a faster response with more antibodies
memory b cells activated to produce plasma cells
produce correct antibody
secondary response when memory T cells kill the cell carrying the antigen
