This is when a vaccine is injected into the body which stimulates a primary response against the antigen without causing symptoms from the disease, antibodies are now produced by the body after being stimulated.
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What is passive artificial immunity?
This is when external antibodies are directly placed into your body in order to fight a pathogen.
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What is active natural immunity?
This is when your body produced its own antibodies after a pathogen has entered your body.
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What is passive natural immunity?
This occurs naturally when maternal antibodies are transferred to the foetus via the placenta.
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What are the different types of vaccines?
Attenuated virus (weakened), killed bacteria, a toxin from the bacteria that has been altered into a harmless form and an antigen bearing fragment of the pathogen.
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How can immunity be kept for longer?
By adding boosters there can be long lasting immunity.
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What is herd immunity?
This the disease isn't likely to spread as lots of people are immunised and therefore there is group immunity.
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Why is it important to outweigh the risks and benefits before getting a vaccination?
Some vaccinations may lead to a mild soreness, fever or general feeling of being unwell however if the disease or infection is very harmful then the benefit must be considered over the risks.
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What is passive artificial immunity?
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This is when external antibodies are directly placed into your body in order to fight a pathogen.
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