The nurse explains that when the patient received tetanus antitoxin with the antibodies in it, the patient received a ___________ type of immunity
a. Active natural
b. Passive natural
c. Active artificial
d. Passive artificial
ANS: D
When a person receives an inoculation of antibodies from another source, as with tetanus antitoxin, it is considered a passive artificial immunity.
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