What is the difference between active immunity and passive
immunity?
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Answer / biomaster
Active immunity is the resistance developed by an
individual as a result of an antigenic stimulus.
Passive immunity is the resistance transmitted to a
recipient in a readymade form .
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Answer / ashfique rizwan
Active immunity develops slowly,it's long lasting & often
gives protection for many years,naturally stimulated by
clinical or sub clinical infection & artificially by
vaccines.
Passive immunity is relatively slow & short lived &
protection is lost within two or three weeks.Passive
immunity naturally acquired from mother to baby &
artificially produced by serum.
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Answer / megana
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Answer / ragavi
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Answer / abhishek pratap singh
Active- Produced actively by the immune system
2- Induced dy infection or by contact with immunogens
3-Long lasting & effective protection.
4-Immunity is effectad only after a lag period.
5-Immunological memory present,Therefor subsequent
challange is more effective.
6-Not applicable in immunodeficient person.
Passive-Pecieved passively by the host.
2-Conffered by administration of ready-made antibodies.
3-Protection short lived & less effective.
4-Immunity is effective immediatly.
5-No immunological memory.Subsequent administration of
antibody is less effective due to immune elimination.
6-Applicable in immunodeficient persons!
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Answer / danielle
This was all really good. Thanks everybody. Great help x
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Answer / vipin bulani
Active immunity is long lasting, porduced by pathogen or
antigen.Activated by Vaccination.
Passive immunity is for short time 2-3 weeks, activated by
antisera.it is transfer from mother to fetus
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Answer / madhu
in simple words passive immunity is when you acquire immunity against a certain pathogen, disease, or condition without having your body exposed to the pathogen, disease, or condition. A good example is the baby acquiring passive immunity against common cold viruses by breast feeding. And another example is getting Anti-rabies shot after being bitten by a rabies-infected dog.
While active immunity on the other hand is acquiring immunity through exposure to the antigen(a molecule that stimulates an immune response). In which the body will have to develop the immunity it self by producing antibodies. However unlike passive immunity, this will take time.... But is usually permanent...:) An example of active immunity is acquiring immunity againt Chicken Pox after experiencing one episode.
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Answer / priyanka
Active immunity is the one acquired either by having a diseases or sub-clinical infection or by administration of vaccines.
Passive immunity is acquired either before birth by passage of maternal antibodies across the placenta to the fetus,and to the babies on breast milk or by administration of ready made antibodies in the human serum.
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Answer / ashish
Active immunity is a form of immunity that develops after a primary immune response which is a response to exposure to a live pathogen and development of symtoms. The cells produce the antibodies themselves.
Passive immunity is a form of immunity in which a person's cells do not produce the antibodies, they receive them by an injection of antibodies or antitoxin.
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