IMMUNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the last 3 months of pregnancy, antibodies from mothers are passed to their unborn babies through the placenta. This type of immunity is called passive immunity because the baby has been given antibodies rather than making them itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Passive immunity. Newborn babies get passive immunity from their mothers through the placenta before they’re born. A mother shares the antibodies that she has with her unborn baby. Each baby’s passive immunity is unique because each mother’s immune system is unique.

Detailed explanation-4: -A type of immunity that occurs when a person is given antibodies rather than making them through his or her own immune system. For example, passive immunity occurs when a baby receives a mother’s antibodies through the placenta or breast milk.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vaccine-induced immunity and natural immunity are both types of active immunity. That’s the medical term for when you’re exposed to something that spurs your immune system to make antibodies to a disease.