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Author Topic:   Human Adaptation to Disease
New Cat's Eye
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Message 6 of 14 (503144)
03-16-2009 11:50 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Stagamancer
03-09-2009 8:46 PM


So, any immunity acquired by an individual is not passed along to his/her offspring, and the offspring much start as a completely naive host.
I thought mothers pass on immunities (antibodies) through breast feeding.

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Message 8 of 14 (503373)
03-18-2009 10:40 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Stagamancer
03-16-2009 12:19 PM


They may pass on some, but passing antibodies doesn't confer life-long immunity because the infant would not have memory B-cells making those antibodies.
What if they passed on antigens too? Do they? Wouldn't that do it?

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