The main advantage of passive immunization over active immunization is that:

a. it can be administered orally
b. it provides antibody more rapidly
c. antibody persists for a longer period
d. it contains primarily IgM


b. it provides antibody more rapidly

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A) "If I had quit smoking earlier than I did, I think I could have avoided getting bronchitis." B) "I'm pretty sure that I first caught bronchitis from the person who has the cubicle next to mine at work." C) "I read on the Internet that I might have got bronchitis because I was born with an enzyme deficiency." D) "I think that I probably could have prevented this if I had got in the habit of exercising more when I was younger."

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A new labeling technology for packaged medications that simplifies medication administration is

A) stencil and ink system B) barcoding C) thermal printing D) ink-jet printing

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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