Vaccinations

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What is Natural Active Immunity?
Antigens enter the body naturally and antibodies + specialised lymphocytes are prodouced
What is Natural Passive Immunity?
Antibodies pass from mother to foetus, infant does not produce any antibodies of its own
What is Artificial Active Immunity?
Antigens are introduced by vaccines, which then l in antibodies and specialised lymphocytes to be produced
What is Artificial Passive Immunity?
Antibodies are introduced by an immune system, body does not make its own antibodies
What is Herd Vacination?
Vaccinate most people so stops infection spreading
What is Ring Vaccination?
Vaccinate all people around a victim to stop transmission
What is Active Immunity?
Antibodies are actively produced by the body
What is Passive Immunity?
Where antibodies are given to the person by the blood of another person or animal