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Antiserum (plural: antisera) is blood serum containing polyclonal antibodies. Antiserum is used to pass on passive immunity to many diseases. Passive antibody transfusion from a previous human Survivor is the only effective treatment for Ebola infection.
The most common use of antiserum in humans is as antitoxin or antivenin, to treat envenomation.
How it worksAntibodies in the antiserum bind the infectious agent or antigen. The immune system then recognizes foreign agents bound to antibodies and triggers a more robust immune response. The use of antiserum is particularly effective against pathogens which are capable of evading the immune system in the unstimulated state but which are not robust enough to evade the stimulated immune system. The existence of antibodies to the agent therefore depends on an initial "lucky survivor" whose immune system by chance discovered a counter agent to the pathogen, or a "host species" which carries the virus but does not suffer from its effects. Further stocks of antiserum can then be produced from the initial donor or from a donor organism that is inoculated with the pathogen and cured by some stock of preexisting antiserum.
Mutations in the pathogen can decrease or eliminate the effectiveness of antiserum.
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The work done by a machine is called work?
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Antiserum A, Antiserum B, and Anti-Rh factor.
What are Examples of immunization?
antiserum
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Will blood cells from a person with type B blood will agglutinate with type A antiserum?
blood type B
What is the different between polyclonal antibody and antiserum?
polyclonal antobody is the antibody produced for many or non specific antigens but antiserum is the antibody for a specific antigen
What is clumping of red blood cells when they are mixed with antiserum?
agglutination
A serum containing antibodies against particular antigen is called as?
antiserum
What is An antiserum that targets a specific toxin and uses it to provide passive immunity?
antitoxin
What is the difference between vaccines and anitisera?
A vaccine protects against a future illness. An antiserum treats a current illness.
What is the difference between antitserium and vaccine?
vaccine: a vaccine teaches your immune system how to fight an infectionantiserum :an antiserum either neutralise the infection or stimulate the immune system
What is serum sickness?
Serum sickness is a type of delayed allergic response, appearing four to 10 days after exposure to some antibiotics or antiserum, the portion of serum that contains antibodies, such as gamma globulin.
Does antiserum A when added to type O blood make blood clot?
No. Type O blood does not have the surface antigen that Type A antisera binds to. Only type A blood will clot when type A antisera is added.
