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Immunity is generally a resistance to ailments and infections. Some people are bless with naturally good immune systems, while others are not so lucky and suffer from Allergies as well as from ailments. The immune system can be fired up by taking small quantities of the threatening disease so that the body gets used to fighting it; that's the principle behind 'flu shots etc.
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∙ 9y agoImmunity in the context of Biology means protection against infectious disease. There are two kinds of immunity, innate immunity which is the nature resistance a person is born with. There is also adaptive immunity which occurs either naturally or artificially. It can occur artificially by either an antibody transfer or an immunization. Immunity can occur naturally by either having an infection or from being a mother.
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What are the difference between antiviral immunity and anti bacterial immunity?
mostly antiviral immunity is the result of cell mediated immunity and antibacterial immunity is result of humoral immunity
Is the mothers breastfeeding milk an active acquired immunity b passive natural immunity C passive acquired immunity D active natural immunity?
Passive natural immunity
Is the mothers breastfeeding milk - an active acquired immunity b passive natural immunity C passive acquired immunity D active natural immunity?
Natural Passive Immunity
Passive immunity is different from active immunity because passive immunity?
Passive immunity is different from active immunity because it means that you can get it from another person and you can give it someone else. Active immunity is when you get it by yourself, not from another person, and you cannot pass it to another person.
What are mediators of Humoral immunity?
Humoral immunity is mediated by antibodies.
What is a sentence for the word emissary?
Before the concept of diplomatic immunity, an emissary was often imprisoned or killed.
Where can one find reliable information about diplomatic immunity online?
One can find reliable information about diplomatic immunity online by going to sites like Wikipedia. Diplomatic Immunity has become an international law in 1961 though the concept had a much longer history.
What states still live under sovereign immunity?
None, only diplomats have limited immunity from prosecution in the USA. This is referred to as diplomatic immunity rather than sovereign immunity. Sovereign immunity in a feature of Common Law in which the sovereign or the state is immune from civil or criminal prosecution. The answer to your question is then that the American Federal government possess sovereign immunity except in those cases in which that immunity has been waived by statute. While not countries in themselves the constituent states of the United States are presumed to possess sovereign immunity. A related concept is that of extraterritoriality or exemption from the jurisdiction of local law. This may be negotiated on the occasion of the visit of a head of state or as part of a status of forces agreement covering the armed forces of one nation stationed in another nations territory.
What are the types of immunity?
The three types of immunity is innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and passive immunity.
Definition of tort immunity?
There are three special cases of immunity from tort liability. They are intrafamily immunity, governmental immunity, and charitable immunity. Intrafamily immunity is immunity from a tort action brought by an immediate family member. Governmental immunity is immunity of a governmental agency from a tort action. Charitable immunity is immunity of a charitable organization from a tort action.
What are the difference between antiviral immunity and anti bacterial immunity?
mostly antiviral immunity is the result of cell mediated immunity and antibacterial immunity is result of humoral immunity
What is the difference between Sovereign immunity qualified charitable interspousal immunity?
explain the difference between sovereign immunity qualified immunity charitable immunity and interspousal immunity?
Is Acquired Immunity the same as Humoral Immunity?
Actually acquired immunity consists of "humoral immunity" and "cell mediated immunity. Acquired immunity is the same with adaptive immunity, it is when the antibodies are produced within the bodies after the exposure of pathogen. Humoral immunity secreted antibodies while cell mediated immunity involves in production of T lymphocytes.
What are two kinds of immunity?
active acquired immunity and passive acquired immunity
What is the acquired immunity that results when a person has a disease is?
The response to infections is active or cellular immunity. Acquired immunity
How immunity is attained?
How immunity is attained
Is the mothers breastfeeding milk an active acquired immunity b passive natural immunity C passive acquired immunity D active natural immunity?
Passive natural immunity
