A heavily bleeding and bruised road accident victim was brought to a nursing home. The doctor immediately gave him an injection to protect him against a deadly disease.
(a) Write what did the doctor inject into the patient’s body.
(b) How do you think this injection would protect the patient against the disease ?
(c) Name the disease against which this injection was given and the kind of immunity it provides.
(a) The doctor must have injected the patient with performed antibodies or antitoxins (a preparation containing antibodies to the toxins) to protect him against the disease.
(b) The antitoxins injected into the patient’s body have antibodies which neutralize the pathogenic agents. This provides quick response against the pathogens.
(c) The disease is tetanus. The injection provides passive immunity against the pathogens.
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