BRAINCAKEArtificial Passive Immunity
It may be necessary to inject people with antibodies for some life-threatening diseases because antibodies are not produced quickly enough or in sufficient quantities.
This gives the individual artificial passive immunity.
The antibodies are made by injecting animals with the pathogen and extracting the antibodies from their blood.
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Key terms in this lesson
- pathogen
- A microorganism that causes disease.
- antibody
- A Y-shaped protein (immunoglobulin) produced by B plasma cells that binds specifically to a particular antigen.
- active immunity
- Immunity produced by an individual's own immune system, either after natural infection or vaccination, involving the production of antibodies and memory cells.
More in Communicable Diseases
- Cell-Mediated Immunity
- Humoral Immunity
- Auto-Immune Diseases
- Natural Immunity
- Artificial Active Immunity
- Vaccines
- Sources of Medicines
- Drug Design
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