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a school-aged child who has just arrived from africa has been exposed to diphtheria, and a nurse in the pediatric clinic is to administer the antitoxin. which type of immunity does the antitoxin confer?

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Passive artificial

Step-by-step explanation:

In passive artificial immunity the antibody is produced in another organism and then injected into the presumed infected person to provide immediate immunity against the invading organism.

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