Active immunity - Immunity gained when an antigen enters the body, an immune response occurs and antibodies are produced by plasma cells, Natural active immunity - Immunity gained by being infected by a pathogen, Vaccine - A preparation containing antigens to stimulate active immunity against one or several diseases, Artificial active immunity - Immunity gained by putting antigens into the body either by injection or by mouth, Vaccination - Giving a vaccine containing antigens to stimulate an immune response without causing the disease, Passive immunity - The temporary immunity gained without there being an immune response, Artificial passive immunity - Immunity gained by injecting antibodies, Natural passive immunity - The immunity gained by a fetus when maternal antibodies cross the placenta of gained by an infant from breast milk, Herd immunity - Vaccinating a large proportion of the population; provides protection for those not immunised as transmission of a pathogen is reduced, Ring immunity - Vaccinating all those people in contact with an infected person with a specific disease to prevent transmission in the immediate area, Monoclonal antibody - Antibody produced in the lab made by a single clone of hybridoma cells, Hybridoma - A cell formed by the fusion of a plasma cell and a cancer cell,

AS Active and passive immunity

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