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microbiology ch 17 Flashcards

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This includes defenses that target a specific pathogen and is acquired through infection or vaccination

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Adaptive immunity

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This happens the first time the immune system combats a particular foreign substance

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Primary response

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This happens in later interactions with the same foreign substance and is faster and more effective due to ‘memory’

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Secondary response

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This form of adaptive immunity produces antibodies that combat foreign molecules known as antigens

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Humoral immunity

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These are lymphocytes that are created and mature in red bone marrow

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B cells

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What are the two jobs of B cells?

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Recognizing antigens and make antibodies

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What are the two forms of adaptive immune responses?

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Humoral immunity and cellular immunity

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What are the two forms of adaptive immune responses?

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Humoral immunity and cellular immunity

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What are the two forms of adaptive immune responses?

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Humoral immunity and cellular immunity

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This form of adaptive immunity produces T lymphocytes

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Cellular immunity

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What do T lymphocytes recognize?

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Antigenic peptides processed by phagocytic cells

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Where do T lymphocytes mature?

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Thymus

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These on the T cell surface contact antigens, causing the T cells to secrete cytokines instead of antibodies

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T cell receptors (TCRs)

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This form of adaptive immunity attacks antigens that have already entered cells

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Cellular immunity

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This form of adaptive immunity fights invaders and threats outside of cells

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Humoral immunity

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These are chemical messengers produced in response to a stimulus

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Cytokines

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These are cytokines between leukocytes

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Interleukins

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These cytokines induce migration of leukocytes

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Chemokines

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These cytokines interfere with viral infections of host cells

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Interferons

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These cytokines are involved in the inflammation of autoimmune diseases

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Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a)

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These cytokines control stem cells that develop into red and white blood cells

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Hematopoietic cytokines

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Overproduction of cytokines leads to this

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Cytokine storm

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These are substances that cause the production of antibodies

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Antigens

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What 2 things are antigens, usually?

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Components of invading microbes or foreign substances

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What do antibodies interact with on the antigen?

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Epitopes, or antigenic determinants

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These are antigens too small to provoke immune responses and attach to carrier molecules

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Haptens

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Antibodies are globular proteins also known as these

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Immunoglobulins (Ig)

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What is the structure of an antibody?

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Four protein chains forming a Y shape

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How are the two light chains and two heavy chains linked in an antibody?

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By disulfide links

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30
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These regions are at the ends of the arms and bind epitopes

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Variable regions

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This region is the stem of an antibody and is identical for Ig classes

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Constant region

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How many classes of Ig are there?

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5

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What are the five classes of Ig?

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IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, IgE

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This Ig is a monomer and makes up 80% of serum antibodies

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IgG

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Where is IgG found in the body?

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In the blood, lymph, and intestine

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What are the four roles of IgG?

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Crosses placenta to protect fetus; triggers complement; enhances phagocytosis; neutralizes toxins and viruses

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37
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What is the structure of IgM?

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Pentamer made of five monomers held with a J chain

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What percentage of serum antibodies are IgM?

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6%

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Where is IgM found in the body?

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Blood vessels

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What does IgM cause?

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Clumping of cells and viruses

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This antibody is the first response to an infection and is short-lived

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IgM

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This antibody is a monomer in serum and a dimer in secretions

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IgA

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What percentage of serum antibodies does IgA make up?

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13%

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Where is IgA found in the body?

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Mucous membranes, saliva, tears, breast milk

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This antibody is a monomer and makes up 0.02% of serum antibodies

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IgD

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What antibody is IgD structurally similar to?

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IgG

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Where is IgD found in the body?

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Blood, lymph, and on B cells

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What is the function of IgD?

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Assisting in the immune response on B cells

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This antibody is a monomer and makes up 0.002% of serum antibodies

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IgE

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Where is IgE found in the body?

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On mast cells, on basophils, and in blood

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What two immune responses does IgE participate in?

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Release of histamines when bound to antigen, and lysis of parasitic worms

52
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Inactive B cells contain this that bind to antigen

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Surface Ig

53
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B cells internalize and process this

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Antigens

54
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These contact the displayed antigen fragment and release cytokines that activate B cells

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T helper cell

55
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B cell undergoes this after activation

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Proliferation (clonal expansion)

56
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This forms when antibodies bind to antigens

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Antigen-antibody complex

57
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This is when antibodies cause antigens to clump together

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Agglutination

58
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This is the coating of antibodies or complement proteins

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Opsonization

59
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What does opsonization enhance?

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Ingestion and lysis by phagocytic cells

60
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This resembles opsonization, but the target cell is not engulfed but remains external to the phagocytic cell attacking it

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Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity

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This is when IgG antibodies inactivate microbes by blocking their attachment to host cells

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Neutralization

62
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What two antibodies can trigger activation of the complement system?

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IgG or IgM

63
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Serum proteins produced by this organ enhance the immune system in destroying microbes

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Liver

64
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In cellular immunity response, these combat intracellular pathogens

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T cells

65
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After maturing, T cells migrate from the thymus to these tissues

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Lymphoid tissues

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What do T-cells use to attach to antigens?

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T-cell receptors (TCRs)

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What are the two types of antigen-presenting cells (APCs)?

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Dendritic cells and macrophages

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These APCs engulf and degrade microbes and display them to T-cells

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Dendritic cells

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These APCs are activated by cytokines or the ingestion of antigenic material

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Macrophages

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These APCs migrate to the lymph tissue and present antigens to T cells

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Macrophages

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These APCs are found in the skin, genital tract, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and blood

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Dendritic cells

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What are the two classes (clusters of differentiation) of T cells?

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CD4+ and CD8+

73
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These are T helper cells involved in cytokine signaling with B cells and interact directly with antigens

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CD4+

74
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These are cytoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that recognize and and kill self-cells altered by infection

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CD8+

75
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These adaptive immune system cells kill virus-infected and tumor cells and attack parasites

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Natural killer (NK) cells

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Are NK cells always stimulated by an antigen?

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No

77
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How do NK cells kill target cells?

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By forming pores in the target cell, leading to lysis or apoptosis

78
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This adaptive immune system process attacks protozoans and helminths that are too large to be phagocytized

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Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity

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What is the first step in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity?

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Protozoan/helminth is coated with antibodies

80
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What is the second step in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity?

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Immune system cells attach to the Fc regions of antibodies

81
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What is the third step in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity?

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Target cell is lysed by chemicals secreted by the immune system cell

82
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What is class switching?

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Initial IgM response shifts to IgG, IgE, or IgA

83
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This immune response is more rapid, lasts many days, and is greater in magnitude

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Secondary (memory) response

84
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These are produced in response to the initial exposure and are activated by the secondary exposure

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Memory cells

85
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This is the relative amount of antibodies in the serum

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Antibody titer

86
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What does antibody titer reflect?

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Intensity of the humoral response

87
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What are the four types of adaptive immunity?

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Naturally acquired active immunity; Naturally acquired passive immunity; Artificially acquired active immunity; Artificially acquired passive immunity

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This type of adaptive immunity results from the injection of antibodies

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Artificially acquired passive immunity

89
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This type of adaptive immunity results from injection of vaccination/immunization

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Artificially acquire active immunity

90
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This type of adaptive immunity results from infection

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Naturally acquired active immunity

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This type of adaptive immunity is transplacental or via colostrum

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Naturally acquired passive immunity

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