Question

In an experimental situation, a virus is injected into a rabbit and the rabbit makes antibodies against the viral antigen. These antibodies are then removed from the rabbit plasma and infected into a human to help deal with the same viral disease. This would be an example of

Answer 1

Artificial passive immunity

Step-by-step explanation:

Artificial passive immunity is the type of passive immunity that is formed in the body of an organism (receiver i.e. a human) to counter or prevent an infection when antibodies that are formed from another organism (donor i.e. the rabbit) is being injected into the organism (receiver i.e. human). These antibodies are developed in the body of a different organism (donor i.e. rabbit) that has been injected with the causative agent that produces antigens that stimulates the production of these antigens to such infection (viral disease). These antibodies are then removed and used in another organism (receiver i.e. human) to provide immunity against such infection (viral disease) in another organism (human).

This artificial passive immunity that is created when the antibodies from the rabbit plasma is injected into a human body usually does not last longer, but provides quick protection and cure to the same viral disease.