what is immunization?
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Immunization Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent. When this system is exposed to molecules that are foreign to the body, called non-self, it will orchestrate an immune response, and it will also develop the ability to quickly respond to a subsequent encounter because of immunological memory. This is a function of the adaptive immune system. Therefore, by exposing an animal to an immunogen in a controlled way, its body can lea
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inoculate 1. to inject or implant (a vaccine, microorganism, antibody, or antigen) into the body in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease. 2. to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner. 3. to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium.
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Vaccine Basics As you learn about vaccines and how they protect you, it may be helpful to understand the difference between vaccines, vaccinations, and immunizations. Vaccine A vaccine is made from very small amounts of weak or dead germs that can cause diseases — for example, viruses, bacteria, or toxins. It prepares your body to fight the disease faster and more effectively so you won’t get sick.
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Immunizations - Which Shots You May Need and Why Immunizations may prevent people from contracting other diseases, infections and viruses. The immune system of a person with chronic kidney disease (CKD) becomes weakened, making it difficult to fight off many diseases and infections.
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How to Obtain Your Immunization Record An immunization record is a medical record of all the vaccinations you received during childhood and as an adult. School registration, certain types of jobs, and traveling abroad may require you to have a current record for verification purposes. Sometimes immunization records are misplaced and a new copy is needed.
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What are vaccines? A vaccine is a biological preparation that establishes or improves immunity to a particular disease. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by a pathogen. They typically contain one or more adjuvants which are used to boost the immune system. vaccine is made from dead or weakened microbes, or parts (e.g. surface proteins of a virus) thereof. Once it enters the body, the immune system develops antibodies to it. In the case of exposure to the microbe in the future, antibodies will then fight off/destroy that microbe to prevent disease.
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Vaccine Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases; widespread immunity due to vaccination is largely responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the restriction of diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus from much of the world.
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- National Immunization Awareness Month. August is National Immunization Awareness Month. This observance provides the opportunity to remind the community of the importance of immunization. Make sure that your family and friends are up-to-date on their immunizations.
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Vaccine Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified; for example, the influenza vaccine, the HPV vaccine, and the chicken pox vaccine.
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- when to see your doctor call your doctor if your rash is painful or worries you or if it isn t better after a couple of days your doctor will take a look and ask you questions to help figure out what s going on depending on how severe it is he may prescribe steroid pills or ointment and an antihistamine
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- A: Vaccination is when a vaccine is administered to you (usually by injection). Immunisation is what happens in your body after you have the vaccination. The vaccine stimulates your immune system so that it can recognise the disease and protect you from future infection (i.e. you become immune to the infection).‘Vaccination’ and ‘immunisation’ are often used interchangeably but their meanings are not exactly the same.he vaccine stimulates your immune system so that it can recognise the disease and protect you from future infection (i.e. you become immune to the infection). ‘Vaccination’ and ‘immunisation’ are often used interchangeably but their meanings are not exactly the same.
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Inoculation The terms inoculation, vaccination, immunization and injection are often used synonymously to refer to artificial induction of immunity against various infectious diseases. This is supported by some dictionaries.noculation also has a specific meaning for procedures done in vitro.
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immunization Medical Definition of immunization. : the creation of immunity usually against a particular disease; especially : treatment (as by vaccination) of an organism for the purpose of making it immune to a particular pathogen immunization against polio.
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- The Vaccination Records: Finding, Interpreting, and Recording. Vaccination records (sometimes called immunization records) provide a history of all the vaccines you or your child received. This record may be required for certain jobs, travel abroad, or school registration.
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Inoculation For the pop punk EP, see Smoking Popes. The terms inoculation, vaccination, immunization and injection are often used synonymously to refer to artificial induction of immunity against various infectious diseases. This is supported by some dictionaries. However, there are some important historical and current differences.
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- Erin Brockovich-Ellis initially hoped Goldie Hawn would play her in the film, but Ed Masry-the real-life lawyer-thought that Roseanne Barr would be more suitable.
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inoculation Definition of inoculation. 1 : the act or process or an instance of inoculating; especially : the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.
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vaccination The term vaccination comes from the Latin vacca, cow, and was coined when the first inoculations were given with organisms that caused the mild disease cowpox to produce immunity against smallpox. Today the word has the same meaning as inoculation and immunization.
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Immunization Guiding Principles Immunization Policy Statement. Immunization is a vital public health tool and one of the most cost-effective means of public health promotion and disease prevention.Vaccines prevent disease, disability, and death in children and adults.mmunization Policy Statement. Immunization is a vital public health tool and one of the most cost-effective means of public health promotion and disease prevention.
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Medical Definition of Hepatitis B immunization Medical Definition of Hepatitis B immunization. Hepatitis B immunization: Hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half year are usually required. In the U.S., all infants receive hep B vaccine. Two vaccines (Energix-B, and Recombivax-HB) are available in the US.
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Vaccination Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity.
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- inoculate in·oc·u·late (ĭ-nŏk'yə-lāt') v. in·oc·u·lat·ed, in·oc·u·lat·ing, in·oc·u·lates. To introduce a serum, a vaccine, or an antigenic substance into the body of a person or an animal, especially as a means to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
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- Vaccines are small amounts of microbes or antigens administered to stimulate the immune system to produce memory cells against a specific disease. Memory cells are so effective that a person’s immune system may fight off an infection before any symptoms can occur.
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- Understanding the difference between vaccines, vaccinations, and immunizations can be tricky. Below is an easy guide that explains how these terms are used: A vaccine is a product that produces immunity from a disease and can be administered through needle injections, by mouth, or by aerosol.
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Vaccine A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing micro-organism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins.he administration of vaccines is called vaccination. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified; for example, the influenza vaccine, the HPV vaccine, and the chicken pox vaccine.
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- Vaccination and Communicable Diseases. • Vaccines are one of the greatest. achievements in the history of medicine. and public health, and vaccination is one of. the most cost-effective health investments!!! • Vaccination is a proven tool for controlling. and eliminating life-threatening. communicable diseases!!!