IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

IMMUNITY INNATE AND ADAPTIVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Immunization, also known as ____, is the process by which harmless antigens are introduced into a person’s body to produce active immunity.
A
vaccination
B
antibiotics
C
immunity
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Immunization: A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Immunization is the process of giving a vaccine to a person to protect them against disease. Immunity (protection) by immunization is similar to the immunity a person would get from disease, but instead of getting the disease you get a vaccine. This is what makes vaccines such powerful medicine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adaptive immunity is an immunity that occurs after exposure to an antigen either from a pathogen or a vaccination. This part of the immune system is activated when the innate immune response is insufficient to control an infection.

Detailed explanation-4: -Active Immunity Vaccine-induced immunity is acquired through the introduction of a killed or weakened form of the disease organism through vaccination.

Detailed explanation-5: -Immunisation is the process where a person is made resistant to an infectious disease.

Detailed explanation-6: -Artificial induction of immunity is immunization achieved by human efforts in preventive healthcare, as opposed to (and augmenting) natural immunity as produced by organisms’ immune systems. It makes people immune to specific diseases by means other than waiting for them to catch the disease.

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