Definisjon av acquired immunity

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acquired immunity - immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
immunity, resistance the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism"
active immunity a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens
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OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • acquired immunity
    The body's ability to fight or prevent a specific infection. This\nability can be acquired either actively (by having and recovering from an infection or by being vaccinated against an infec\ntion) or passively (by receiving antibodies from an outside\nsource, such as from breast milk or donated blood components). (Source: AIDSinfo)

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