antitoxins
Poison-fighting proteins
Antitoxins are antibodies that neutralize specific toxins in the body.
They can be produced naturally by the immune system in response to infection, or manufactured for medical treatment—historically from the blood of immunized animals.
Antitoxin serums treat conditions like tetanus, botulism, and snakebite: The doctor administered antitoxin immediately after the bite.
Antibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- antiveninSerum neutralizing toxic bites
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
injection · intravenous · dose · envenomation · snakebite · toxoid · booster · clinical
Administered immunity booster
- protectionGuarding against harm
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- passive immunityAntibodies received from outside
active immunity · immune response · disease prevention · prophylaxis · herd immunity · immunocompetence
Nullify by opposing force
- inactivateMake no longer active
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- bindingLegally or morally required
- agglutinationJoining units into wholes
precipitation · deactivate · mitigate · block · inhibit · specificity · affinity · potency
Blood's watery portion
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- plasma cellsAntibody-producing immune cells
humoral · Y-shaped · antigenic · heavy chain · epitope · agglutination · precipitation · complement
antiserum
Antibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- antiveninSerum neutralizing toxic bites
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- treatmentCare for an ailment
prophylaxis · injection · intravenous · dose · envenomation · snakebite · toxoid · booster · clinical · antidote
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- protectionGuarding against harm
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- immunizationProtective medical injection
passive immunity · active immunity · immune response · disease prevention · prophylaxis · herd immunity · immunocompetence
counteract
Nullify by opposing force
- inactivateMake no longer active
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- bindingLegally or morally required
agglutination · precipitation · deactivate · mitigate · block · inhibit · specificity · affinity · potency · titer
serum
Blood's watery portion
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
plasma cells · humoral · Y-shaped · antigenic · heavy chain · epitope · agglutination · precipitation · complement · affinity
- immunity typesantibodies, vaccines, natural immunity, herd immunity, innate immunity
- Infection Treatmentsantibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, antiparasitics, antimalarials
- antibodiesantibody, antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, heavy chain, nanobodies
- Biodefenseanthrax, anthrax vaccine, biodefense, smallpox vaccine, biohazard
- biologicsbiologics, biologicals, biopharmaceuticals, monoclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibody
- Immune Moleculesantibody, antigens, complement, interleukins, complement proteins
antitoxinstoxins
Harmful biological substances
poisons · venoms · pathogens · neurotoxins · cytotoxins