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Joseph is a 6-year-old male presenting to your pediatric office with chickenpox. He has had his infection for about 1 week, and his mom is concerned about Joseph’s 8-year-old sister, Judith, because she had a long, painful infection of chickenpox 2 years before. Of note, Joseph was not vaccinated against chickenpox when he was younger, because his mom did not think it was that serious of a virus, and she wanted to spare him the extra injection.
-If Joseph's mother had previously had her son vaccinated against chickenpox,what form of immunity would he have had?

Question

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  Joseph is a 6-year-old male presenting to your pediatric office with chickenpox. He has had his infection for about 1 week, and his mom is concerned about Joseph’s 8-year-old sister, Judith, because she had a long, painful infection of chickenpox 2 years before. Of note, Joseph was not vaccinated against chickenpox when he was younger, because his mom did not think it was that serious of a virus, and she wanted to spare him the extra injection. 
-If Joseph's mother had previously had her son vaccinated against chickenpox,what form of immunity would he have had?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If Joseph's mother had previously had him vaccinated against chickenpox, he would have had active artificial immunity. This means that his immune system would have developed antibodies in response to the vaccine, providing protection against future infections. Active natural immunity occurs when the body develops immunity by natural exposure to a pathogen, while passive natural immunity occurs when immunity is passed from mother to child through breast milk or placenta. Passive artificial immunity occurs when antibodies are given directly to a person, such as through a transfusion, while active artificial immunity occurs when immunity is induced through vaccination.

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