PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

IMMUNE RESPONSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This allows us to develop an artificial immunity to a disease without ever getting sick from the disease.
A
antibiotics
B
vaccines
C
blood transfusions
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vaccine-induced immunity is acquired through the introduction of a killed or weakened form of the disease organism through vaccination.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vaccines provide artificial immunity. Active artificial immunity is when a vaccine containing either a dead or modified pathogen ( to make it harmless ) is injected into someone which stimulates the body into making antibodies and memory cells specific to that pathogen ready for if a real infection occurs )

Detailed explanation-4: -Artificially acquired passive immunity is protection acquired by giving a person an injection or transfusion of antibodies made by someone else. These antibodies neutralise the infectious agents in the usual way, but the protection lasts only a few weeks because the antibodies gradually break down and are not replaced.

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