| immunization, hib | This vaccine is to prevent disease caused by the haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) bacteria. The h. Influenzae (h. Flu) bacteria can cause a range of serious diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and epiglottitis with airway obstruction poisoning. The hib vaccine is usually given at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. A final booster is given at 12-15 months of age. Hib vaccine rarely causes severe reactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| immunization, infectious hepatitis | See Immunization, hepatitis a. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, influenza | See Immunization, flu. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, measles | See Immunization, MMR. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, mmr | The standard vaccine given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (german measles). The mmr vaccine is now given in two dosages. The first should be given at12-15 months of age. The second vaccination should be given at 4-6 years (or, alternatively, 11-12 years) of age. most u.s. Colleges require proof of a second measles or mmr vaccination prior to entrance. Most children should receive mmr vaccinations. Exceptions may include children born with an inability to fight off infection, some children with cancer, on treatment with radiation or drugs for cancer, on long term steroids (cortisone). People with severe allergic reactions to eggs or the drug neomycin should probably avoid the mmr vaccine. Pregnant women should wait until after delivery before being immunised with mmr. People with HIV or aids should normally receive mmr vaccine. Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines may be administered as individual shots, if necessary, or as a measles-rubella combination. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, mumps | See Immunization, MMR. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, passive | Transfer of immunity from immunised to non-immune host by administration of serum antibodies, or transplantation of lymphocytes (adoptive transfer). (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, pneumococcal pneumonia | This vaccine, which prevents one of the most common and severe forms of pneumonia, is usually given only once in a lifetime, usually after the age of 55, to someone with ongoing lung problems (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) or asthma) or other chronic diseases (including those involving the heart and kidneys). This vaccination would rarely be given to children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, polio | The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are opv (oral polio vaccine) and ipv (inactivated polio vaccine). Opv is still the preferred vaccine for most children. As its name suggests, it is given by mouth. Ipv, or inactivated polio vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg. Infants and children should be given four doses of opv. The doses are given at 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months and 4-6 years of age. Persons allergic to eggs or the drugs neomycin or streptomycin should receive opv, not the injectable ipv. Conversely, ipv should be given if the vaccine recipient is on long-term steroid (cortisone) therapy, has cancer, or is on chemotherapy or if a household member has aids or there is an unimmunised adult in the house. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, rubella | See Immunization, MMR. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, secondary | Any immunization following a primary immunization and involving exposure to the same or a closely related antigen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, serum hepatitis | See Immunization, hepatitis b. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization, varicella zoster | See Immunization, chickenpox. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dtap immunization | Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP, except that it contains only acellular pertussis vaccine which is thought to cause fewer of the minor reactions associated with immunization and is also probably less likely to cause the more severe reactions occasionally seen following pertussis vaccination. DTaP is currently recommended only for the shots given at 18 months and 4-6 years of age. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dt immunization | DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals who have had a significant adverse reaction to a DPT shot or who have a personal or family history of a seizure disorder or brain disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infectious hepatitis immunization | See Immunization, hepatitis a. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunization |
the process by which a person is protected against the adverse effects of infection by a disease-causing microorganism. Active immunization (vaccination) involves inoculating a person with an antigen and relying on their body to mount an immune response.
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| immunization |
Use of a vaccine to stimulate the immune system to ward off particular infections (flu, measles, typhoid, etc.).
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The process or procedure by which a subject (person, animal, or plant) is rendered immune, or resistant to a specific disease. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation, although the act of inoculation does not always result in immunity.
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Category: Pregnancy/Birth/Other The process by which a person becomes protected against a disease. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation. Find out more about Immunization: Articles | Books/products
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| immunization |
protection from disease either by injection of antibodies (passive immunization) or by the stimulation of antibody production (active immunization).
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