Active immunity defined as
It is fast response
when ready-made antibodies are directly given to protect the body against foreign agents
antibodies produced in host body
Not take time to give its full effective response.
As we have learnt,
Active Immunity -
When a host is exposed to antigens, which may be in the form of living or dead microbes or other proteins, antibodies are produced in the host body. This type of immunity is called active immunity
- wherein
Active immunity is slow and takes time to give its full effective response. Injecting the microbes deliberately during immunisation or infectious organisms gaining access into body during natural infection induce active immunity