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Handling serums
- Definition
▶️Serum : They are ready-made antibodies, or ready-made antitoxins, that take effect immediately upon administration, and this effect lasts for a short period. They are called serums because they are prepared from the serum of another host, and then transferred via intramuscular or intravenous injection.
▶️ Vaccine: It is the antigens in the form of a suspension of the microbe, whether it is alive or weakened.
▶️ Serums represent an important part of immunity, called passive immunity , which is used or resorted to when active immunity is not available , or in the event of an epidemic, and there is not enough time to acquire immunity, or the vaccination against this epidemic has not been taken before.
