immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
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acquired immunity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | immunity, resistance |
| Has types | active immunity, passive immunity |
Examples of acquired immunity
acquired immunity
Is there a mechanism that can account for transmission of acquired immunity?
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At this time, the nature of human acquired immunity to diseases was not well understood.
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This acquired immunity reduces the risk of severe, non-cerebral malaria to negligible levels.
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Age distribution of smallpox infections depends on acquired immunity.
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The Europeans brought infectious diseases for which the Florida tribes had no acquired immunity.
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This process of acquired immunity is the basis of vaccination.
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By the second year of West Nile, many of the birds that carried it had acquired immunity, so the incidence fell.
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Central Europe seems to have acquired immunity.
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Populations where the disease is endemic have generations of individuals with acquired immunity or hardiness.
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