MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ immunity is acquired by exposure to a disease.
A
active
B
passive
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Natural immunity is acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease. Vaccine-induced immunity is acquired through the introduction of a killed or weakened form of the disease organism through vaccination.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of active immunity include a person’s resistance to strep throat due to a previous infection or a person’s immunity to polio due to the polio vaccine. Types of active immunity can either be natural active immunity or artificial active immunity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Active immunity takes place when the host produces antibodies when exposed to pathogens or bacteria while passive immunity takes place when the host receives antibodies from another source.

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