Breast milk protects from infections as it contains all of the following except:

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Breast milk protects from infections as it
contains all of the following except:
a) IgE
b) Lactoferrin
c) Bifidus factor
d) PABA
Correct Answer - A
Answer- A. IgE
Breast milk contains several antiinfective factors

  1. Antibodies -3 secretory IgA, IgM
  2. Lysozyme
  3. Antistaphylococcal factor
  4. Specific inhibitory substances against viral infections.
  5. Lactoferrin → Inhibits growth of E. coli.
  6. Bile stimulated lipase → kills entamoeba histolytica and Giardia
    lamblia.
  7. Bifidus factor → Inhibits growth of E. coli
  8. Para-amino-benzoic acid (PABA) → Provides protection against
    malaria ix) Phagocytic macrophages and lymphoid cells