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Card 6

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Short-term immunity which results from the intorduction of antibodies into individuals from an outside source (e.g. maternal antibodies to a fetus)

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Card 7

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Results from an individual becoming infected with a disease under normal circumstances; the body produces it's own antibodies to achieve immunity

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Card 8

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Involves inducing an immune response without the individual suffering symptoms; forms the basis of vaccination

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Card 9

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Arises when a sufficiently large proportion of the population have been vaccinated to make it difficult for pathogens to spread

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