Across
- 3. (...immunisation) when a substance is introduced into the body (usually by injection) to encourage the body's immune system to produce antibodies against a particular disease
- 5. a live or inactivated substance capable of producing an immune response
- 7. (...immunity) creates immunological memory after an initial response to a specific pathogen, and leads to an enhanced response to subsequent encounters with that pathogen
- 8. (...immunity) nonspecific defence mechanisms that come into play immediately or within hours of an antigen's appearance in the body
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- 1. (...immunisation) the transfer of preformed antibodies to the circulation, can be natural or artificial
- 2. (...immunity) a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immune to an infection
- 4. immunoglobulins produced by B lymphocytes to help eliminate an antigen
- 6. substance added to a vaccine in order to stimulate the immune system
- 8. Typed of immunoglobulin produced in much higher amounts following immunisation