active immunity
What active immunity means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The recipient's own immune system is stimulated to produce antibodies and memory cells, so protection develops slowly but lasts a long time.
The person's own immune system meets an antigen and responds, with plasma cells secreting antibody and memory cells produced.
Topics that use active immunity
- Cell recognition and the immune system (AQA A-Level)
- Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- agglutination
- passive immunity
- secondary response
- Active immunity and memory cells
- Animal and recombinant sources
- Animal communicable diseases
- animal use in production and testing
- antibody
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