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Dictionary » I » Immunity ImmunityImmunity (Science: immunology) The condition of being immune, the protection against infectious disease conferred either by the immune response generated by immunisation or previous infection or by other nonimmunologic factors. Origin: L. Immunitas The quality of being unaffected by something; immunity to criticism.An act exempting someone; he was granted immunity from prosecution.The state of not being susceptible; unsusceptibility to rust.(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease.See active and passive immunity.
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Results from our forumchicken pox antibodies... I know, all antibodies are shared between mother and infants. However, only the antibodies are shared, and their life is limited, so the mother's immunity is not transfered in a stable manner to the kid. So they need to be vaccinated later.
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b cells and active immunityI have a question about developing active immunity. Upon recognizing some antigen, B cells are stimulated to divide into either plasma cells or memory cells. My question is how Memory cells are 'chosen' for the job. I understand that they're clones ...
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chicken pox antibodiesWhy are chicken pox antibodies not shared by the mother during pregnancy via passive immunity? Or are they? If so, why are they not effective in blocking this disease?
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