Explain what is meant by artificial immnunity and how it may be acquired actively or passively?
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You acquire artificial immunity by being vaccinated against one or more pathogens [disease-transmitting bacteria or viruses].
Artificial immunity is what you get after receiving a vaccination.
Active artificial immunity is the result of receiving the vaccine against the bug, which stimulates your own immune system to produce antibodies.
Passive artificial immunity is the result of receiving immunoglobulin from someone else (a blood donor). It's their antibodies rather than your own which confer the immunity.
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