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infection is when a certain area on the body is attacked by bacteria. immunity is when your body knows a certain virus, and knows the best ways to fight it. if you survive an infection, your body remembers whatever virus or bacteria that caused the infection. you become immune. with this knowledge, doctors give vaccinations, which are actually the weakened virus cells of sicknesses, so the body can easily fight them off when and if they catch the ailment outside of the hospital.
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Derscribe the relationship between vaccination and immunity?
they both are used to protect the body from infection
What are the two components of specific immunity?
Humoral Immunity- acquired immunity in which the role of circulating antibodies is predominant. Natural Immunity- the resistance of the normal animal to infection
When a child develops measles and acquires immunity to subsequent infection this type of immunity is called?
acquired
What does immunity resist infection from?
microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses
Can you have chlamydia if you're pregnant?
Pregnancy does not give you immunity from chlamydia infection.
Process of fighting infection through the production of immune system cells?
Immunity.
Your bodies have a natural resistance to many infection this is called passive immunity?
true
How does the body prepare itself for a infection it has already had?
It builds immunity to it and can fight it better
How does vaccine help a person fight an infection?
it build immunity to the diese and sort of eats it
What is a protection from infection or toxins called?
Immunity. Building up that protection is called immunization.
What are the risk factors of blood stream infection?
Risk factors for bloodstream infection include needle drug use, impaired immunity, and recent surgery. Bloodstream infection is known as sepsis.
Why do AIDS victims die from different kinds of infection rather than from a single aids disease?
The disease lowers their immunity to fight off infection.
