The mother of a young child tells the nurse that when she was breastfeeding her baby, he never had any colds or infections but now that he is weaned, he seems to be sick all of the time. What should the nurse explain to the mother?
1. Most babies won't get sick until they are past the age of 12 months.
2. The breast milk provided passive immunity to the baby that he no longer is receiving.
3. Some children are just prone to getting more infections than others.
4. The child should be immunized against commonly occurring infections to prevent illnesses.
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Rationale: Passive immunity is a temporary immunity involving the transfer of antibodies from one individual to another or from some other source to an individual. An infant receives passive immunity both in utero and from breast milk. This is what the nurse should explain to the mother. The other choices are false statements and should not be provided to the mother.
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