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Q.Distinguish between active immunity and passive immunity.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Active immunity is resistance the body builds itself (by infection or vaccination) and is long-lasting; passive immunity is resistance from ready-made antibodies received from outside and is short-lived.
Step 1. Active immunity is the resistance an individual develops through their own antigenic stimulus — natural active immunity from recovering from an actual infection (e.g. lifelong immunity after measles), or artificial active immunity from a vaccine — and because the body's own cells make the antibodies, it tends to be long-lasting. …
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