Types of Immunity

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  • Active Immunity - the body learns to make its own antibodies by exposure to an antigen. E.g: vaccines, catch and recover from a pathogen
  • A benefit of active immunity is it's long term protection from disease
  • A drawback of active immunity is protection isn't instant (4-5 day delay)
  • Passive Immunity - Given antibodies by someone else. E.g: breastfeeding/suckling after birth, placenta (unborn babies), antibody serum
  • A drawback of passive immunity is protection is only short term
  • A benefit of passive immunity is it provides immediate protection from pathogens
  • Artificial active immunity - vaccines
  • natural active immunity - catch and recover from a pathogen
  • Artificial passive immunity - antibody serums
  • What is artificial passive immunity in biology?
    An immediate, but short-term immunization
  • The immune system has two main types of cells involved in its response to foreign substances (antigens): B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes.