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In 175 words please describe the below.
Adaptive has two types: passive and active. Please discuss
these two types of adaptive (also known as acquired) immunities.
Elaborate on the pros and cons of both. Examples would be
appreciated.
Active immunity means aquire immunity from own antibody
Passive immunity means aquire from naturally like placnet ,mother breat milk. Or artificially by injection.
Advantage of paasive immmunity islarge amount of immunity and qiuck acting, produce immune respone within hours or days faster than a vaccine.
It help to prevent or slow down the course of disease.
Benefit to high risk individual
*Disadvantage
The antibodies are made in laboratory and are too expenxive ans difficult to do
Examples
Active immunity is one person recover from measles their antibodies present his body..so the person immunity in further measles
Passive immunity thorugh mothers milk and placenta