Immunization

Introduction: Immunization

Description of Immunization

Immunization: Protection of susceptible patients from communicable diseases by administration of a living modified agent (e.g., yellow fever vaccine), a suspension of killed organisms (e.g., pertussis vaccine), a protein expressed in a heterologous organism (e.g., hepatitis B vaccine), or an inactivated toxin (e.g., tetanus).vaccination, allergization.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Immunization: A technique used to cause an immune response that results in resistance to a specific disease, especially an infectious disease.
Source: National Institute of Health

Immunization: deliberate induction of host immunity.
Source: CRISP

Immunization: Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow).
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Immunization:

Terms Similar to Immunization:

• Immunologic Stimulation
• Immunostimulation
• Sensitization, Immunologic
• Variolation

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Immunization:

• Immunization Schedule
• Immunization, Passive
• Immunization, Secondary
• Immunotherapy, Active
• Mass Immunization
• Vaccination

Source - MeSH 2007

• active immunization
• hyperimmunization
• passive immunization

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Immunization

• Immunotherapy
• Immunologic Techniques
• Communicable Disease Control
• Primary Prevention

Source - MeSH 2007

• communicable disease control
• immunologic technique
• immunotherapy

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Immunization

The following list attempts to classify Immunization into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Therapeutics
  • Biological Therapy
    • Immunotherapy
      • Immunization

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Investigative Techniques
  • Immunologic Techniques
    • Immunization

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Environment and Public Health
  • Public Health
    • Public Health Practice
      • Communicable Disease Control
        • Immunization

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Environment and Public Health
  • Public Health
    • Public Health Practice
      • Primary Prevention
        • Immunization

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
  • Health Services
    • Preventive Health Services
      • Primary Prevention
        • Immunization

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