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How are they alike between active acquired immunity and passive acquired immunity?

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Passive immunity occurs when your body is provided with antibodies it did not itself develop, as with transfer of antibodies in breast milk. Active immunity occurs when the person has developed its own antibodies as a result of infection in its own system.

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