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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asthma

Health care; Vaccines

A chronic medical condition where the bronchial tubes (in the lungs) become easily irritated. This leads to constriction of the airways resulting in wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing and ...

serosurvey

Health care; Vaccines

Study measuring a person's risk of developing a particular disease.

asymptomatic infection

Health care; Vaccines

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

seizure

Health care; Vaccines

The sudden onset of a jerking and staring spell usually caused by fever. Also known as convulsions.

attenuated vaccine

Health care; Vaccines

A vaccine in which live virus is weakened through chemical or physical processes in order to produce an immune response without causing the severe effects of the disease. Attenuated vaccines ...

severe combined immune deficiency (SCID)

Health care; Vaccines

Included in a group of rare, life-threatening disorders caused by at least 15 different single gene defects that result in profound deficiencies in T- and B- lymphocyte function.

autism

Health care; Vaccines

A chronic developmental disorder usually diagnosed between 18 and 30 months of age. Symptoms include problems with social interaction and communication as well as repetitive interests and activities. ...