A registered nurse works in a small rural health clinic. During a routine well baby visit, a new mother questions the need to have her infant immunized
Which of the following is the best ex-planation for why it is recommended that her child receive immunizations? a. "Immunization increases resistance to an infectious disease."
b. "It provides a small amount of a live, strong organism to protect against dis-ease."
c. "Immunization will definitely keep your child well."
d. "It will provide active immunity by pro-viding antibodies to your child."
A
Immunization is the process by which resistance to an infectious disease is produced or increased. A weakened or dead organism and modified toxins from the organism is injected into the body, not a live, strong organism. Immunizations do not definitely keep a child well. Passive immunity occurs when antibodies produced by other people or animals are introduced into a person's bloodstream, whereas active immunity is from a weakened or dead organisms or modified toxins from the organism.
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