antiplague
Against the pestilence
Antiplague describes measures, treatments, or preparations designed to prevent or combat plague—the deadly bacterial disease that devastated medieval Europe and still occurs in isolated outbreaks.
The term appears in historical and medical contexts: antiplague vaccines, antiplague serum, antiplague measures during the outbreak.
Sometimes used more loosely for anything that combats pestilence or widespread disease.
Disease prevention injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
serum · antiserum · immunization · inoculation · therapy · diagnosis · medication · prescription
Cleanliness for public health
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
antiseptic · decontamination · mask · gloves · barrier · safeguard · preventive · filtration
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
spread · transmission · epidemiology · vector · mortality · incubation · surveillance · containment
Capacity to withstand force
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunologyScience of bodily defenses
- herdGrazing animals together
- innateExisting since birth
adaptive · antigen · immunocompetent · resilient · robustness · survivor · recovery · acquired
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- treatmentCare for an ailment
prophylaxis · serum · antiserum · immunization · inoculation · therapy · diagnosis · medication · prescription · antibiotic
sanitation
Cleanliness for public health
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
cleanliness · antiseptic · decontamination · mask · gloves · barrier · safeguard · preventive · filtration · vermin
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
infection · spread · transmission · epidemiology · vector · mortality · incubation · surveillance · containment · pathogen
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunologyScience of bodily defenses
- herdGrazing animals together
innate · adaptive · antigen · immunocompetent · resilient · robustness · survivor · recovery · acquired · tolerant
antiplagueplague
Deadly epidemic disease
pestilential · contagious · epidemic · infectious · pestiferous
antiplaguepathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
contagion · pestilence · blight · scourge · affliction