LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

SIGNALLING IMMUNOLOGY CANCER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This refers to the type of immunity developed from exposure to a pathogen:
A
active acquired immunity
B
passive acquired immunity
C
innate immunity
D
attenuated immunity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Natural immunity is acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -Types of immunity: Active natural: Body produces antibodies in response to exposure to a live pathogen. Active artificial: Body produces antibodies in response to a vaccine. Passive natural: Antibodies are passed from the mom to her baby through the placenta and breastmilk.

Detailed explanation-3: -Active artificially acquired immunity refers to any immunization with an antigen. By giving a safe form of the antigen artificially, the body will produce its own antibodies and, more importantly, develop circulating, long-lived B-memory cells with high affinity B-cell receptors on their surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of adaptive immunity: active and passive. Active Immunity-antibodies that develop in a person’s own immune system after the body is exposed to an antigen through a disease or when you get an immunization (i.e. a flu shot). This type of immunity lasts for a long time.

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