A person with a fever who has a few anthrax spores caught in the mucus membranes in their nose and antibodies binding to the flu virus is showing both passive and active immunity.

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The presence of antibodies binding to the flu virus indicates active immunity, as the body is actively responding to an infection. However, the anthrax spores caught in the mucus membranes do not indicate passive immunity; passive immunity would involve receiving antibodies from another source, not merely being exposed to a pathogen.

A Person with a Fever Who Has a Few Anthrax