What is true concerning passive-acquired immunity?
a. Antibodies are acquired from outside the host and instilled in the host.
b. Antibodies are manufactured in response to a disease in the host.
c. Antibodies are innately acquired because of being born a human being.
d. Antibodies are cell mediated inside the host.
A
Gamma globulin injections provide passive-acquired immunity. The antibodies that are injected have been produced by another host, collected, fused in the mixture, and injected into a separate host. This gives the host a passive-acquired immunity that lasts for only 2 to 3 months.
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