F5 1.5 differences between active & passive immunity
1. ARTIFICIAL ACTIVE IMMUNITY
ASPECT
ARTIFICIAL PASSIVE IMMUNITY
VACCINE
________________ CONTAINING
DEAD @ WEAKENED
PATHOGEN
TYPE OF
INJECTION
SERUM
_________ CONTAINING SPECIFIC
ANTIBODIES
BEFORE A PERSON IS
INFECTED WITH A DISEASE
TIME OF INJECTION
AT THE TIME WHEN APERSON IS
INFECTED @ HIGH RISK OF
GETTING THE DISEASE
BODY NEEDS TIME TO
SYNTHESISE ANTIBODIES
TIME TAKEN TO
ACHIEVE IMMUNITY
READY MADE ANTIBODIES GIVE
______________________________
IMMEDIATE IMMUNITY
LONG LASTING OF IMMUNITY
DURATION OF
IMMUNITY
NEEDED FOR CERTAIN
DISEASES LIKE HEPATITIS B
BECAUSE THE 1ST INJECTION
USUALLY INDUCES A SLOW &
LOW LEVEL OF ANTIBODY
NECESSITY OF
BOOSTER DOSE
SHORT LASTING OF IMMUNITY
NORMALLY NOT NEEDED
1ST INJECTION OFFERS
SUFFICIENT