Question

Contrast active & passive immunity. Give a natural & an artificial example of active immunity and give a natural & an artificial example of passive immunity.  

Answer 1

Active	Passive
Production of antibodies by the person own immune system	Short term immunity due to introduction of antibodies from outside.
Pathogen doesn’t have direct contact with body	Pathogen has direct contact with body
No rapid response	Rapid response
Side effects are low	Side effects are higher
Generates an immunological memory	No immunological memory

Natural active immunity example - antibodies produced against pathogen in the body.

Artificial active immunity example - vaccine antibodies.

natural passive - mother antibodies

artificial passive - antibodies from culture.