Vaccines

Vaccines

Terms that relate to biological agents to the body that improves immunity to a particular desease. Vaccines contain a weaker version of the microbe so that it is easier to handle and further recognize by the host's immune system.

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inactived vaccine

Health care; Vaccines

A vaccine made from viruses and bacteria that have been killed through physical or chemical processes. These killed organisms cannot cause disease.

inapparent infection

Health care; Vaccines

The presence of infection without symptoms. Also known as subclinical or asymptomatic infection.

incidence

Health care; Vaccines

The number of new disease cases reported in a population over a certain period of time.

incubation period

Health care; Vaccines

The time from contact with infectious agents (bacteria or viruses) to onset of disease.

infectious

Health care; Vaccines

Capable of spreading disease. Also known as communicable.

infectious agents

Health care; Vaccines

Organisms capable of spreading disease (e.g. bacteria or viruses).

transverse myelitis

Health care; Vaccines

The sudden onset of spinal cord disease. Symptoms include general back pain followed by weakness in the feet and legs that moves upward. There is no cure and many patients are left with permanent ...