Acquired immunity: Immunity obtained during life through such things as vaccination, development of antibodies in response to an infectious disease or from the mother through the placenta or colostrums.
Acquired immunity: resistance resulting from previous exposure of an individual in question to an infectious agent or antigen; it may be active and specific, as a result of naturally acquired (apparent or inapparent) infection or intentional vaccination (artificial active immunity); or it may be passive, being acquired through transfer of antibodies from another person or from an animal, either naturally, as from mother to fetus, or by intentional inoculation (artificial passive immunity).
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