Rattlesnake anti-venom: confers artificial passive immunity   contains IgG   both confers artificial passive immunity and contains IgG

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 Rattlesnake anti-venom:

confers artificial passive immunity
 
contains IgG
 
both confers artificial passive immunity and contains IgG

 
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The immune system of the body is responsible for fighting the infections in the body and providing the resistance against the diseases and harmful toxins. As soon as the harmful pathogens invade the body, the immune system is activated to help fight the pathogen as well as eliminating them and also prevent infection caused by them. The major parts of the immune system includes immune cells, antibodies, the complement system and the lymphatic system.

The antibodies are protein molecules that are used to identify the foreign pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. These molecules are also known as immunoglobulins (Ig)  and are responsible for recognition of antigens present on the pathogens. The antibodies circulating in the blood specifically bind to antigens and neutralize them. Structurally, antibodies are Y shaped proteins consisting of two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains. The light and heavy chains of antibodies are connected to each other by disulfide bonds. There are five major classes of antibodies: IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, and IgD. 

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