This discovery of acquired immunity was made by many early pioneers in immunology , men like Jenner , Pasteur , Kock , von Behring , Ehrlich and others . ऐसा करने के लिए उस रोग का क्षीण हमला शरीर पर करवाया जाता है.जेनर पाश्चर , कॉख , वान बेहरिंग , एहरलीक तथा अन्य प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञानियों ने इस दिशा में प्रारंभिक कार्य किया.ये लोग इस पद्धति के प्रणेता थे .
परिभाषा
immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination