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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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. ...

Subclinical infection

Health care; Vaccines

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

Booster shots

Health care; Vaccines

Additional doses of a vaccine needed periodically to "boost" the immune system. For example, the tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine which is recommended for adults every ten years.