The body's ability to fight or prevent a specific infection. This
ability can be acquired either actively (by having and recovering from an infection or by being vaccinated against an infec
tion) or passively (by receiving antibodies from an outside
source, such as from breast milk or donated blood components). (Source: AIDSinfo)
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
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
