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When immunity to a disease is acquired naturally through a response of ones immune system it is called:?

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Acquired (adaptive/specific) immunity is when a person's immune system encounters foreign invaders and recognizes the toxin called antigen. The components of acquired immunity learn how to attack each antigen and begin to develop a memory for that antigen, adapting to the foreign toxin.

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