Immunity to be insusceptible or unaffected by a particular disease or condition.

the body s specific response/defense to particular substances, toxins, cells, proteins which the body perceives as foreign. 2 classifications: i) Natural Immunity ii) Artificial Immunity 4 types: Naturally acquired passive immunity Maternal passive immunity is a type of naturally acquired passive immunity, and refers to antibody-mediated immunity conveyed to a fetus by its mother during pregnancy Artificially acquired passive immunity see also: Temporarily-induced immunity Artificially acquired passive immunity is a short-term immunization induced by the transfer of antibodies, which can be administered in several forms; as human or animal blood plasma, as pooled human immunoglobulin for intravenous (IVIG) or intramuscular (IG) use. passive immunization lasts for only a short period of time, Naturally acquired active immunity For more details on this topic, see Immune system. Naturally acquired active immunity occurs when a person is exposed to a live pathogen, and develops a primary immune response, which leads to immunological memory. Artificially acquired active immunity Main articles: artificial induction of immunity and vaccination Artificially acquired active immunity can be induced by a vaccine, a substance that contains antigen. A vaccine stimulates a primary response against the antigen without causing symptoms of the disease.