Passive Immunity

Question 1

What does passive immunity mean?

Answer 1

We are given antibodies to help fight disease

Question 2

What are the two types of Passive Immunity?

Answer 2

1. Natural passive immunity
2. Artificial passive immunity

Question 3

What does Natural Passive Immunity refer to?

Answer 3

Antibodies that are aquired from the mother

Question 4

What are the two ways a person can receive antibodies from their mother?

Answer 4

1. Through the placenta
2. Through breastfeeding

Question 5

What does artifical passive immunity refer to?

Answer 5

Antibodies are given to person via injection

Question 5

What is the purpose of babies receiving antibodies from the mother

Answer 5

These antibodies help fight pathogens which the baby encounters in the first few months of it’s life

Question 6

What is the purpose or situation where injecting antibodies is needed?

Answer 6

Useful for helping treat patients of infection by pathogen or venomous bite/sting causing the person’s death to be likely. Time is very short and death is fairly iminent.

Question 7

How are antivenoms for snakes produced?

Answer 7

• Using horses
• Horse is injected with small amount of snake venom
• Horse produces antibodies against venome
• These antibodies are extracted and given to people