IMMUNOLOGY

HYPERSENSITIVITY

VACCINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Protection provided to an individual by the transfer of antibodies produced by another organism
A
probiotic immunity
B
active immunity
C
passive immunity
D
retroactive immunity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Passive Immunity. Passive immunity is provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system. A newborn baby acquires passive immunity from its mother through the placenta.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maternal antibodies represent a natural form of passive immunotherapy in which the immunoglobulin (Ig) G repertoire of the mother’s preexisting humoral immune response is transferred to the fetus through the placenta. Acquisition of maternal antibodies varies widely among mammalian species.

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