What is artificial passive immunity?
It is the resistance passively transferred to a recipient by administration of antibodies. What is natural passive immunity? It is the resistance passively transferred from the mother to the baby. Antibodies are transferred predominantly through the placenta. By active immunization of mother during pregnancy is possible to improve the quantity of immunity. How Passive immunity is classified? Passive immunity is classified into two types. • Natural passive immunity • Artificial passive immunity Define artificial active immunity, and give an example? It is the resistance induced by vaccines. Vaccine is preparation of live or killed microorganisms or their products used for immunization. Ex: 1. Bacterial vaccines- 1) Live – BCG for Tuberculosis Killed – TAB for entire fever. Ex: 2.Viral vaccines- 1) Live – ORAL polio militias. Killed – SALK polio militias Define natural active immunity, and give an example to support the definition? Natural active immunity results either from a clinical o
