Immunity

• Active Immunity:

  Type of immunity you get when your immune system produces its own antibodies.

  Natural: this is when you become immune after catching a disease.

  Artificial: this is when you become immune after you've been given a vaccination containing a harmless dose of antigens.
• Passive Immunity:

  Type of immunity you get from being given antibodies made by a different organism.

  Natural: this is when a baby becomes immune due to the antibodies it receives from its mother, through the placenta and in the breast milk.

  Artificial: this is when you become immune after being injected with antibodies from someone else.