ACTIVE IMMUNITY

SIMILARITIES
Fight pathogen DIFFERENCES

PASSIVE IMMUNITY

Bacteria or viruses that are killed or weakened Stimulate body to produce antibody Antigen

CONTENT OF SUBSTANCE INJECTED

Serum containing specific antibody that extracted by animal The animals antibody fight with pathogen Antibodies

FUNCTION TYPE OF SUBSTANCE RECEIVED BY THE BODY

The one who has not been infected

Longer time Longer lasting Hepatitis B

THE PERSON WHO IS GIVEN THE IMMUNITY

TIME TAKEN TO ACQUIRE IMMUNITY DURATION OF IMMUNITY EXAMPLE

One who has been infected

Immediate Not last long Tetanus

To prevent humans from being infected by certain disease

To help the infected disease from getting worse

IMPORTANCE OF IMMUNITY

To help the infected persons recovers fast

To prevent outbreak and spread of certain disease

HOW DISEASE CAUSED BY PATHOGEN ARE TREATED TRADITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT Herbal treatment Acupunture Yoga and meditation MODERN MEDICAL TREATMENT antiserum Antibiotics Synthetic medicine Surgical methods operation RADIOTHERAPY

ANTIBIOTICS Complex chemical substance that kill bacteria or slow down their growth without harming the body cell Taken orally or injected into persons body to fight diseasecausing bacteria ANTIBIOTICS PENICCILIN STREPTOMYCIN DISEASE GONORRHEA, SYPHILIS TUBERCULOSIS

TETRACYCYLINE CHOLERA, TYPHUS, BACTERIA DYSENTRY

Damage of internal organ

Pathogen become resistant to antibiotics

THE DANGERS OF USING DRUGS WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICAL ADVICE

Allergies in the form of inflammation, rashes and some may cause death

Killing of friendly bacteria