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Which term describes a foreign substance that induces an immune response?
Which term describes a foreign substance that induces an immune response?
- Antibody
- Antigen (correct)
- Immunogen
- Vaccine
What is the term for macromolecules capable of triggering an adaptive immune response by inducing the formation of antibodies?
What is the term for macromolecules capable of triggering an adaptive immune response by inducing the formation of antibodies?
- Toxoid
- Attenuated
- Vacca
- Immunogen (correct)
Which statement best describes immunity?
Which statement best describes immunity?
- The exposure to smallpox lesion
- A type of virus
- The condition of being resistant to infection (correct)
- The process of injecting cellular material
What is the term used for exposing an individual to materials from smallpox lesions?
What is the term used for exposing an individual to materials from smallpox lesions?
Who discovered the relationship between exposure to cowpox and immunity to smallpox?
Who discovered the relationship between exposure to cowpox and immunity to smallpox?
In immunology, what does AAAI stand for?
In immunology, what does AAAI stand for?
What does the Latin word "Vacca" refer to in immunology?
What does the Latin word "Vacca" refer to in immunology?
Which type of virus is incapable of progressing the host to a disease state?
Which type of virus is incapable of progressing the host to a disease state?
'Cross-immunity' refers to which concept?
'Cross-immunity' refers to which concept?
'Langib', a practice from the 1500s, involved inhaling powder made from smallpox scabs. What was its purpose?
'Langib', a practice from the 1500s, involved inhaling powder made from smallpox scabs. What was its purpose?
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