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No, immunity is also acquired from the mother and naturally through the interaction with our environment. Immunity can also be acquired by contracting a mild form of some diseases. Efforts to give a child a completely sterile environment may prove to be counter productive resulting in less resistance to disease and diseases that have grown more virulent.

Many childhood diseases have been wiped out through immunization programs.

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Are vaccinations the only way will acquire immunity?

No actually having had the illnes can in some case give you immunity if it doesn't kill you


Why would a person have no immunity to Hepatitis B after having the hep b vaccination series done twice?

Although vaccinations are given to children and sometimes adults on a regular schedule, the immunity does not last for a lifetime as originally perceived. Vaccinations usually only protect against diseases for roughly 8 years after the vaccine has been administered.


What are examples of artificial active immunity?

Active immunity is acquired from vaccinations or from infection against a pathogen. The next time you encounter the same pathogen your body has built memory against it and will be able to fight it much more efficiently. Passive immunity is primarily through a mother to a baby or fetus. Through the placenta the mother transfers her immunity (IgG antibodies) to her fetus. Also through breast milk she can although the placenta is much more so. The baby has her/his immunity from the mother but it only lasts a few months because the baby hasn't developed his/her own immunity.


Is everyone born with a natural immunity?

Yes we all have natural immunity acquired through the passage of Immunoglobulines through the placenta, then we get more defenses with the breast feeding and by the age 2 mos we are capable to produce our own Immunoglobulines at the age. That's why we don't receive vaccines at an age less then 2 months.


Why is it impractical to include influenza vaccinations in the required childhood vaccinations?

There are many different strains of influenza. This is why you get a flu shot (or could) every year. So making a required vaccine would only protect the child for that one year.


How do you acquire passive immunity?

You can get passive immunity through a placenta when you are a fetus in your mothers womb or you can be injected with antibodies that have most likely been forced to grow due to somebody putting a disease in an animal such as a rabbit. Unfortunately passive immunity does not last very long because the antibodies are detached from their white blood cells which keeps them a live and also stores the antibodies in their memory so you can not become immune forever via passive immunity as it is only passive e.g. short lived/quick


Why do vaccination produce active immunity?

vaccinations dont always work. they can actually kill people. vaccinations contain dead cells which causes your white blood cells to attack and try to build up an immunity to whatever vaccine you got. but most of the time the cells arent actually dead and your body wont know how to react. so do some reserch before getting your next flu shot, or whatever shot your getting. the only shots i trust are the tetnis shots.


What immunity last only a few months?

active immunity


When should you get your kitten vaccinated?

Kittens usually begin their vaccines at around 9 weeks of age. They receive their second set of vaccines when 12 weeks until they have a total of two sets of vaccinations. The first of these final vaccines primes the kitten's matured immune system, while the final set provides immunity for a year.


Which type of immunity generally only lasts 3 - 6 weeks?

Passive immunity acquired from maternal antibodies during pregnancy or breastfeeding generally only lasts for 3-6 weeks.


Compare passive immunity to active immunity?

Active Immunity - Vaccines are used for health purposes to expose our bodies to a particular antigen. These antigens are usually killed or severely weakened to decrease their potency. After destroying these pathogens, the body stores some T cells as memory cells, due to the fact they code for a particular antigen and can be when needed. This memory in T cells can be a means of artificially acquiring immunity while a genuine attack by a pathogen is a naturally acquired type of immunity. Passive Immunity - This is where immunity to particular antigens as a result of genetic traits passed on from parents rendering the offspring immune to a particular pathogenic threat.


Why acquired immunity never absolute?

Things adapt, whereas the aquired immunity was only created for a specific strain.

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