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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 7. Human Health and Disease

Injection of an antidote against snake-bite is an example of

  1. A auto immunity
  2. B innate immunity
  3. C active immunity
  4. D passive immunity
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(D) passive immunity

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(D) passive immunity,
Passive immunity is produced when ready -made antibodies are introduced in the body to protect the body against foreign agents. for example a person who is bitten by a snake nay receive a snake antivenom which contains preformed antibodies against the snake venom. This type of immunisation is called passive immunisation.