Introducing dead or weakened germs in the body of living beings for developing immunity for a specific disease is known as ______.
A
antigen-antibody complex
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B
immunisation
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C
pathogenicity
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D
antibiotics
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Solution
The correct option is B immunisation Immunisation is the introduction of dead or weakened germs in the body of living beings so that in case of an encounter with the same pathogen, the body's immune system will already have the information to fight against the pathogen.