immunizations
Disease prevention injections
Immunizations are vaccines or the process of receiving them—medical interventions that stimulate the immune system to protect against specific diseases.
The term appears most often in discussions of childhood health: Her immunizations are up to date, The school requires proof of immunization.
Immunization and vaccination are used interchangeably in everyday speech.
Syringe-delivered dose
- syringeMedical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
administer · vaccinator · clinician · nurse · pediatrician · pharmacist · shot · jab
Injection conferring disease resistance
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- jabQuick, straight blow
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- doseQuantity of medicine
serum · antigen · adjuvant · immunogen · inactivated · mRNA · subunit · toxoid
Preventive medical treatment
- disease preventionMeasures blocking illness onset
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
surveillance · quarantine · endemic · pandemic · epidemic · containment · WHO · CDC
Proteins targeting pathogens
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- humoralConcerning bodily fluids
- cellularComposed of small units
immunoglobulin · lymphocytes · T-cells · B-cells · memory cells · titers · protection · defense
Life's earliest phase
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- school-ageOf compulsory learning years
- well-child visitPreventive pediatric examination
catch-up · series · pediatrician · growth chart · milestones · required · exemption · records
Reasons to avoid treatment
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
- adverse reactionHarmful response to intervention
- feverElevated body temperature
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
allergic reaction · anaphylaxis · efficacy · clinical trial · approval · monitoring · informed consent · risk-benefit
injection
Syringe-delivered dose
- syringeMedical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
subcutaneous · administer · vaccinator · clinician · nurse · pediatrician · pharmacist · shot · jab · arm
inoculation
Injection conferring disease resistance
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- jabQuick, straight blow
- boosterSomething that increases strength
dose · serum · antigen · adjuvant · immunogen · inactivated · mRNA · subunit · toxoid · conjugate
prophylaxis
Preventive medical treatment
- disease preventionMeasures blocking illness onset
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
public health · surveillance · quarantine · endemic · pandemic · epidemic · containment · WHO · CDC · mandates
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- humoralConcerning bodily fluids
cellular · immunoglobulin · lymphocytes · T-cells · B-cells · memory cells · titers · protection · defense · immunological
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- school-ageOf compulsory learning years
well-child visit · catch-up · series · pediatrician · growth chart · milestones · required · exemption · records · certificate
contraindications
Reasons to avoid treatment
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
- adverse reactionHarmful response to intervention
- feverElevated body temperature
soreness · allergic reaction · anaphylaxis · efficacy · clinical trial · approval · monitoring · informed consent · risk-benefit · precautions
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- pediatricspediatrician, pediatricians, pediatrics, pediatric care, well-child visit
- outpatient carecheckup, check-up, checkups, physical exam, well visits
- lifespan medicinepediatrics, geriatrics, neonatology, gerontology, infant care
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
immunizationstreatments
Approaches to healing illness
therapies · cures · remedies · palliative care · medications
immunizationsinfections
Microbial invasions causing disease
contagion · illness · epidemics · outbreaks · susceptibility
immunizationsvaccine refusal
Declining immunization treatment
anti-vaccination · vaccine hesitancy · vaccine exemptions · opting out
- adult immunizationVaccines given after childhood
- childhood immunizationVaccines given to children
- immunization scheduleTimetable for protective injections
- immunization campaignsOrganized mass inoculation efforts
- immunization recordsDocumentation of vaccinations received
- mass immunizationWidespread protective inoculation effort