Paper I — 2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q20

Paper I

2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Give an example of artificial passive immunity.

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Answer

An example of artificial passive immunity: administration of anti-tetanus serum / tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) to a wound patient — pre-formed antibody is directly administered, providing immediate but short-lived protection, without the recipient’s own immune system generating the response.

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1. 1Tetanus

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