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immunity /im·mu·ni·ty/ (ĭ-mu´nĭ-te) the condition of being immune; the protection against infectious disease conferred either by the immune response generated by immunization or previous infection or by other nonimmunologic factors. acquired immunity that occurring as a result of prior exposure to an infectious agent or its antigens (active i.), or of passive transfer of antibody or immune lymphoid cells (passive i.) . active immunity see acquired i. artificial immunity acquired (active or passive) immunity produced by deliberate exposure to an antigen, as in vaccination. cell-mediated immunity (CMI), cellular immunity acquired immunity in which the role of T lymphocytes is predominant. genetic immunity innate i. herd immunity the resistance of a group to attack by a disease to which a large proportion of the members are immune. humoral immunity acquired immunity in which the role of circulating antibodies is predominant. inherent immunity , innate immunity that determined by the genetic constitution of the individual. maternal immunity humoral immunity passively transferred across the placenta from mother to fetus. natural immunity the resistance of the normal animal to infection. nonspecific immunity that which does not involve humoral or cell-mediated immunity, but includes lysozyme and interferon activity, etc. passive immunity see acquired i. specific immunity immunity against a particular disease or antigen.
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As several specialists in tropical medicine have recently pointed out, claims that non-white people have inherited genetic immunity to yellow fever (so need not worry about the disease), do not fall on deaf ears. Almost no African-Americans have the particular protective mutation investigated in the study, but scientists say that other forms of genetic immunity almost certainly exist in both African-Americans and whites. |
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