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Title: Which statement best describes the difference between passive immunity and active immunity? Post by: ...hello on Jun 24, 2016 Which statement best describes the difference between passive immunity and active immunity?
A) Active immunity depends on the ability of a person's immune system to mount a response to a pathogen and induces immunological memory, whereas in passive immunity only antibodies are introduced to the body allowing only for short-term protection. B) Active immunity fight viruses such as rabies by injecting antibodies collected from that animal whereas passive immunity is injecting antibodies from a safe form of the pathogen. C) Active immunity depends on injecting antibodies into the body whereas passive immunity includes vaccination or immunization of a safe form of a pathogen. D) Active immunity refers to T lymphocytes actively destroying pathogens through phagocytosis and passive immunity describes the indirect attack by B lymphocytes through secretion of antibodies. E) Active immunity is only active for a short time frame in the body whereas passive immunity has long-lasting immunity in the body. Title: Re: Which statement best describes the difference between passive immunity and active immunity? Post by: venusky on Jul 22, 2016 Content hidden
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