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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temporal association

Health care; Vaccines

Two or more events that occur around the same time but are unrelated, chance occurrences.

causal association

Health care; Vaccines

The presence or absence of a variable (e.g. smoking) is responsible for an increase or decrease in another variable (e.g. cancer). A change in exposure leads to a change in the outcome of interest.

teratogenic

Health care; Vaccines

Of, relating to, or causing developmental malformations.

chickenpox

Health care; Vaccines

See Varicella.

tetanus

Health care; Vaccines

Toxin-producing bacterial disease marked by painful muscle spasms.

chronic health condition

Health care; Vaccines

A health related state that lasts for a long period of time (e.g. cancer, asthma).

thimerosal

Health care; Vaccines

Thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative that has been used in some vaccines and other products since the 1930's. There is no evidence that the low concentrations of thimerosal in vaccines ...