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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placebo

Health care; Vaccines

A substance or treatment that has no effect on human beings.

acellular vaccine

Health care; Vaccines

A vaccine containing partial cellular material as opposed to complete cells.

pneumonia

Health care; Vaccines

Inflammation of the lungs characterized by fever, chills, muscle stiffness, chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing.

acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Health care; Vaccines

A medical condition where the immune system cannot function properly and protect the body from disease. As a result, the body cannot defend itself against infections (like pneumonia). AIDS is caused ...

poliomyelitis

Health care; Vaccines

(polio) An acute infectious viral disease characterized by fever, paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles.

active immunity

Health care; Vaccines

The production of antibodies against a specific disease by the immune system. Active immunity can be acquired in two ways, either by contracting the disease or through vaccination. Active immunity is ...

polysaccharide vaccines

Health care; Vaccines

Vaccines that are composed of long chains of sugar molecules that resemble the surface of certain types of bacteria. Polysaccharide vaccines are available for pneumococcal disease, meningococcal ...