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Question
Tetanus antitoxin (Tetanus toxoid) when injected into the human body it immediately provides ______.
Options
Innate immunity
Passive immunity
Auto immunity
Active immunity
Solution
Tetanus antitoxin (Tetanus toxoid) when injected into the human body it immediately provides Passive immunity.
Explanation:
If a person is infected with some deadly microbes, that required an immediate immune response such as in tetanus, we need to directly inject the preformed antibodies, or antitoxin (a preparation containing antibodies to the toxin). This is passive immunity.
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