The nurse points out that the fact that humans do not contract such diseases as distemper, as dogs do, is due to the human's _____ immunity
a. passive
b. acquired
c. innate
d. passive natural
C
Innate immunity is based on the genetic makeup of a particular species that allows that species to be immune to specific diseases without having had the infection themselves. An example is hu-mans don't get distemper, but dogs do. Humans do not get hoof-and-mouth disease, but cows do.
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a. Decreased intraocular pressure b. Increased heart rate c. Short period of asystole d. Hypertensive crisis
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a. ANOVA b. Chi-square c. t-test for dependent samples d. t-test for independent samples
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