Medical Terminology / Unit 8 MedTerm 0495 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Active Immunity
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The idea
Active immunity is protection produced when a person's own immune system makes antibodies.
In practice
Recovering from an infection can produce active immunity to it.
Where people slip
Active immunity develops over time and tends to last.
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