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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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community immunity

Health care; Vaccines

A situation in which a sufficient proportion of a population is immune to an infectious disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness) to make its spread from person to person ...

urticaria

Health care; Vaccines

The eruption of red marks on the skin that are usually accompanied by itching. This condition can be caused by an allergy (e.g. to food or drugs), stress, infection or physical ...

conjugate vaccine

Health care; Vaccines

The joining together of two compounds (usually a protein and polysaccharide) to increase a vaccine's effectiveness.

vaccination

Health care; Vaccines

Injection of a killed or weakened infectious organism in order to prevent the disease.

conjunctivitis

Health care; Vaccines

Inflammation of the mucous membranes surrounding the eye causing the area to become red and irritated. The membranes may be irritated because of exposure to heat, cold or ...