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Infants are vaccinated against many diseases. By vaccination their immune system gets


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Vaccination of infants:

  1. Vaccination is the process where an attenuated pathogenic molecule develops an immune response.
  2. Due to the vaccination process, the immune system is activated and it forms antibodies for future encounters with the pathogenic molecule.
  3. The immune response is highly specific.
  4. Hence, it develops a memory in the infant immunity via a primary response.
  5. Therefore, in the future encounter with the same pathogen, the secondary response would be quick with a greater magnitude.


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