The nurse is evaluating the immunization status of a child. The nurse recognizes that the child can acquire active immunity against a disease by:

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Active immunity is acquired through the introduction of antigens into the body, which stimulates the immune system to produce its own antibodies. This can be achieved through immunization with a killed virus vaccine (B) or a toxoid (C), which contains toxins that have been made harmless but still elicit an immune response. Acquiring the disease (E) naturally also leads to the development of active immunity as the body fights off the infection and remembers the pathogen for future defense. Receiving a dose of immunoglobulins (A) and antibiotic therapy (D) are not methods of acquiring active immunity; they are forms of passive immunity and treatment, respectively.

The Nurse Is Evaluating the Immunization Status of a Child