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Give one contrasting characteristic between active and passive immunity?
Active immunity requires exposure to antigen, passive immunity does not
Give one contrasting characteristic between active and passive immunity?
active immunity takes a while for protection to develop
passive immunity- protection is immediate
Give one contrasting characteristic between active and passive immunity?
Active- memory cells are produced
Passive -memory cells not produced
Give one contrasting characteristic between active and passive immunity?
Active: Protection is LONG-TERM
Passive- protection is SHORT-TERM
Why is protection long-term from active immunity?
because the antibody is produced (after activation of memory cells) in response to complementary antigen being present in the boy
Why is protection short-term from passive immunity?
because the antibodies given are broken down