Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Passive VS Active Immunity

- Active immunity is the body's response to an unknown pathogen

- Active is not immediate, your body needs time to build up antibodies against the new pathogen.

- On the other hand, passive immunity is the response gotten from antibodies outside of your body.

- For example, when a mammal nurses her young, the baby gets antibodies from her milk that help build up its immune system.

- Passive is also immediate, there isn't a wait for the antibodies to build up.

- Active has a long term effect, and passive tends to have a short term effect.




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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 8, 2019 at 8:28 AM

    Which one takes longer?

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    1. AnonymousMay 9, 2019 at 8:00 AM

      Active immunity takes longer

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  2. AnonymousMay 8, 2019 at 8:47 AM

    How do we acquire passive and active immunity?

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    1. AnonymousMay 9, 2019 at 8:01 AM

      Active is acquired by the body building up antibodies over time, and passive is gained from an outside source, for example immunity could be given through a mother's milk to her baby.

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