Mention of the following statements are True(T) or False(F)

(d) Anti-venin injection against snake bite is an example of artificially acquired passive immunity.

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Answer: True.

Antivenin is a sterile preparation derived by drying a frozen solution of specific venom-neutralizing globulins obtained from the blood serum of healthy horses immunized against venom of black widow spiders.

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Mention of the following statements are True(T) or False(F) (d) Anti-venin injection against snake bite is an example of artificially acquired passive immunity.

Answer: True. Antivenin is a sterile preparation derived by drying a frozen solution of specific venom-neutralizing globulins obtained from the blood serum of healthy horses immunized against venom of black widow spiders.

Mention of the following statements are True(T) or False(F)

(d) Anti-venin injection against snake bite is an example of artificially acquired passive immunity.

Answer: True.

Antivenin is a sterile preparation derived by drying a frozen solution of specific venom-neutralizing globulins obtained from the blood serum of healthy horses immunized against venom of black widow spiders.