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immunization

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immunization: see immunity immunity, ability of an organism to resist disease by identifying and destroying foreign substances or organisms. Although all animals have some immune capabilities, little is known about nonmammalian immunity.
..... Click the link for more information. ; vaccination vaccination, means of producing immunity against pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria, by the introduction of live, killed, or altered antigens that stimulate the body to produce antibodies against more dangerous forms.
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immunization [‚im·yə·nə′zā·shən]
(immunology)
Rendering an organism immune to a specific communicable disease.


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The American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control have recommended an immunization schedule that includes vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and polio.
PARENTS REMINDED TO IMMUNIZE CHILDREN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
8 billion, respectively to be channeled to GAVI through a newly created International Finance Facility for Immunization.
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Although the primary antibody response is not affected by moderate exercise training, (2-4) we sought to examine the effects of a moderate exercise program completed prior to the primary immunization on the secondary antibody response in mice.
Effect of duration of a moderate exercise program on primary and ... by Nancarrow, Alyson C / Physical Therapy
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