Vaccination and bread mould prac Flashcards
Immune
resistant to a certain infection/toxin
Vaccine
substance that stimulates production of antibodies and create immunity against one or many diseases
Antibody
blood protein produced to counteract a specific antigen
Antigen
toxin or other foreign substance that induces a immune response in the body especially the production of antibodies.
Active naturally acquired immunity
Person exposed to a live pathogen , develops disease and becomes immune due to primary response
Passive naturally acquired immunity
immunity passed along from mother to child
Passive artificially acquired immunity
immediate, short term immunization provided by injection of antibodies not reproduced by recipient’s cells
Active artificially acquired immunity
immunization with an antigen