Vaccines & immunity Flashcards
What is natural active immunity?
Immune cells (b+t) made yourself
When is this carried out?
Birth
What is natural passive immunity?
Natural = you have to get sick
Passive: given antibodies
Example: of natural passive immunity
Colostrum: breast milk
What is the downside of natural passiveminunity?
Antibodies can be broken down enzymes
Whatis artificial passive immunity?
Man made
Given to you in a natural way
How i artificial passive immunity used?
Taking antibodies from a organism and injecting into another
Is API long or short term immunity?
Short
Examples of API
Tetanus
? What is artificial active immunity
A vaccine
What do vaccines do?
Stimulate production of antibodies 1 memory cells against a target pathogen
What is in vaccines?
Dead farm of pathogen
Weaned form g pattegun
Isolated antigen from pattegus
