Vaccination

Question 1

Immune

Answer 1

resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.

Question 2

Vaccine

Answer 2

a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.

Question 3

Antibody

Answer 3

large, Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique molecule of the pathogen, called an antigen.

Question 4

Antigen

Answer 4

antigen is a molecule or molecular structure, such as may be present on the outside of a pathogen, that can be bound by an antigen-specific antibody or B-cell antigen receptor

Question 5

Active Artificially acquired immunity

Answer 5

Artificially acquired active immunity is protection produced by intentional exposure of a person to antigens in a vaccine, so as to produce an active and lasting immune response.

Question 6

Naturally acquired passive immunity

Answer 6

Naturally acquired passive immunity occurs during pregnancy, in which certain antibodies are passed from the maternal blood into the fetal bloodstream in the form of IgG

Question 7

Passive artificially acquired immunity

Answer 7

Artificially acquired passive immunity is protection acquired by giving a person an injection or transfusion of antibodies made by someone else.

Question 8

Active naturally acquired immunity

Answer 8

Naturally acquired active immunity occurs when the person is exposed to a live pathogen, develops the disease, and becomes immune as a result of the primary immune response.