Question

Tetanus antitoxin (Tetanus toxoid) when injected into the human body it immediately provides ______.

Options

• Innate immunity

• Passive immunity

• Auto immunity

• Active immunity

Answer 1

Tetanus antitoxin (Tetanus toxoid) when injected into the human body it immediately provides Passive immunity.

Explanation:

If a person is infected with some deadly microbes, that required an immediate immune response such as in tetanus, we need to directly inject the preformed antibodies, or antitoxin (a preparation containing antibodies to the toxin). This is passive immunity.