NEET2004ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesActual
The treatment of snake-bite by antivenom is an example of
Options
- Aartificially acquired active immunity
- Bartificially acquired passive immunity
- Cnaturally acquired passive immunity
- Dspecific natural immunity.
Correct answer
B. artificially acquired passive immunity
Step-by-step solution
Passive immunity may be artificially acquired, particularly when antiserum or antibodies produced by one individual are transfused into a second individual. In all cases, passive immunity represents the passive acquisition of an immune response that was actively acquired by another individual. Passive immunity can last for at most months since antibodies have a finite life span within the body.