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Give reason, majority of children in many parts of India are already immune to Hepatitis A.

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The virus of Hepatitis A spreads through contaminated water and there are many children below the age of 5 who get infected to this disease through the polluted water. The infection of this disease is mild during early stages of life, that is, childhood and they develop antibodies for this disease, as a result majority of children in many parts of India are already immune to Hepatitis A. This is an example of active immunity.

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