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Your friend tests her snake-wrangling skills on an easterndiamondback rattlesnake and is bitten and injected with venom. Inthe emergency department, doctors administer the anti-venom(antivenin) CroFab, which contains antibodies to the toxins in thesnake venom. Is this an example of active or passive immunity?(explain why). Will this result in long term protection againstfuture rattlesnake bites? Explain.  

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Giving antivenom is an example of passive immunity because it contains antibodies Transfer of antibodies directly comes under the category of passive immunity because there is no role of immune system    See Answer
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