What sources are examples of acquired immunity? (Select all that apply.)
a. Gamma globulin
b. The disease
c. Maternal antibodies
d. The vaccine
e. Immune globulin
ANS: B, D
Acquired immunity is acquiring the antibodies by way of having the disease or having the vaccination. Gamma globulin is simply a support to the immune system. Immune globulin is receiving the antibodies from some other source, giving the person an immediate immunity but one that does not last.
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