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Immunity - Answer-a state of protection from infectious disease Variolation - Answer-dried crusts derived from smallpox pustules were either inhaled or inserted into small cuts in the skin Edward Jenner - Answer-made smallpox vaccine from cowpox Louis Pasteur - Answer-grew bacterium that caused fowl cholera Herd Immunity - Answer-the decrease in likelihood that a person will become infected with a pathogen if the majority of the population is vaccinated and immune Phagocytes - Answer-certain white bloods cells that ingest microorganisms and other foreign material Cell Mediated Immunity - Answer-When Metchinikoff noticed that these cells were more active in animals that were immunized, therefore thought cells rather than serum were major effectors of immunity Antibodies - Answer-the soluble active molecules in the immunoglobulin fraction of serum Humoral Immunity - Answer-the immunologic events that the antibodies (produced by B cells) participated in Antiserum - Answer-the antibody-containing serum fraction from a pathogen-exposed individual Passive Immunity - Answer-the transferring of immunoglobulins to treat a disease that the individual did not make on his or her own. short lived and limited. Active Immunity - Answer-the administration of a vaccine to induce one's own immunity. long lived protection comes from memory cells that provides protection for years.Lymphocyte - Answer-a type of white blood cell that is responsible for both cellular and humoral immunity. Antigen - Answer-any substance that elicits a specific response by B or T lymphocytes.