How can an organism thatonce underwent contact withan antigen be immunizedagainst future infections bythe same agent?

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Chapter11: Health Of Aquatic Animals
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How can an organism that
once underwent contact with
an antigen be immunized
against future infections by
the same agent?

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Immunization is a process that enables the immune system to get acquainted with the antigen. Once an organism that once underwent contact with an antigen it gets immunized against future infections by the same agent because of the production of  Memory B cells and memory T cells. 



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