Medical Dictionary Definitions A-Z List
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Immunization, meningococcal
Immunization, meningococcal: A vaccine to prevent meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord due to bacterial infection by an organism called Neisseria meningitidis.
The symptoms of meningococcal meningitis include drowsiness, headache, high fever...
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Immunization, MMR
Immunization, MMR: The standard vaccine
given to
prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles).
The MMR vaccine
is now given in two
dosages. The first should be given at 12-15 months of age. The second
vaccination should be given at 4-6 years.
Most children should
receive MMR vaccinations...
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Immunization, mumps
Immunization, mumps: See Immunization, MMR....
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Immunization, pneumococcal
Immunization, pneumococcal: Vaccination to help prevent infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus bacterium.
This bacterium causes one of the most common and severe forms of pneumonia. To prevent this form of pneumonia, a vaccine has been offered to people over 55 and any...
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Immunization, polio
Immunization, polio: One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). OPV was formerly recommended for children in the U.S. but was shown to actually cause polio in extremely rare cases and is no longer recommended. IPV is given as a sho...
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Immunization, rubella
Immunization, rubella: See Immunization, MMR. ...
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Immunization, serum hepatitis
Immunization, serum hepatitis: See Immunization,
hepatitis B....
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Immunization, Td
Immunization, Td: Td is the vaccine given to children
over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus....
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Immunization, varicella
Immunization, varicella: See Chickenpox immunization....
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Immunization, yellow fever
Immunization, yellow fever: A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical areas in the Americas and Africa where yellow fever occurs. Because it is a live vaccine, it should not be given to infants or people with immune-system problems.
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Immunocompetence
Immunocompetence: The ability to produce a normal immune response....
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Immunocompetent
Immunocompetent: Able to develop an immune response. Able to recognize antigens and respond to them. The opposite
of immunodeficient....
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Immunocompromised
Immunocompromised: Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment....
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Immunocow
Immunocow: A cow that has been genetically engineered to produce human antibodies. An immunocow, when challenged with an infectious agent, can produce large volumes of human antibodies against that agent. There are also immunopigs and presumably immunogoats, immunosheep, immunohorses, etc....
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Immunodeficiency
Immunodeficiency: Inability to mount a normal immune response.
Immunodeficiency can be due to a genetic disease or acquired as in AIDS due to HIV....
