IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF IMMUNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The word immunity was derived from which language
A
Greek
B
Latin
C
French
D
German
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The modern word “immunity” derives from the Latin immunis, meaning exemption from military service, tax payments or other public services.

Detailed explanation-2: -From Latin immunitas (immunis, meaning exempt), immunity entered English as a legal term in the 14th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -: the quality or state of being immune. especially : a condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products see acquired immunity, active immunity, natural immunity, passive immunity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Etymology. From Middle English, from Middle French immun, from Latin immūnis (“exempt from public service”), from in-(“not”) + mūnus (“service”).

Detailed explanation-5: -noun, plural im·mu·ni·ties. the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like. the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease.

Detailed explanation-6: -You can also use immunization interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation, so you might say, “While I was at the doctor, I went ahead and got my flu immunization.” The word comes from immune, “exempt from disease, ‘’ and its Latin root, which means “exempt."

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