| 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
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| acquired immunity |
Immunity which develops in response to foreign antigens in the body, involving either the production of antibodies or activated T cells which react specifically with the foreign antigen.
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| acquired immunity |
is gaining the ability to prevent a particular infection. Immunity can be acquired by receiving a vaccination, or getting a disease once and then the body
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