immunizers
They prevent disease
Immunizers are agents or substances that produce immunity to disease—typically vaccines or the people who administer them.
A nurse giving flu shots at a pharmacy is an immunizer; so is the vaccine itself.
The term appears in public health contexts: Mobile immunizers visited rural communities, The new immunizer protects against multiple strains.
Injection conferring disease resistance
- jabQuick, straight blow
- shotQuick liquor serving
- dosesMeasured medicinal amounts
- boosterSomething that increases strength
syringe · needle · injection site · vaccine schedule · pediatric vaccines · travel vaccines · flu shot · mRNA vaccine
Preparations conferring immunity
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- monoclonal antibodiesIdentical lab-cloned immune proteins
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
- antitoxinToxin-neutralizing antibody
serum · adjuvants · boosters · antivirals · immunosuppressants · immunomodulators · gamma globulin
Proteins targeting pathogens
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · macrophages · immunoglobulins · interferons · cytokines · neutrophils · eosinophils · basophils
Preventive medical treatment
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- disease preventionMeasures blocking illness onset
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
- epidemic responseActions to halt disease spread
surveillance · contact tracing · health screening · travel restrictions · isolation protocols · preventive medicine · disease eradication · ring vaccination
inoculation
Injection conferring disease resistance
booster · syringe · needle · injection site · vaccine schedule · pediatric vaccines · travel vaccines · flu shot · mRNA vaccine · cold chain
vaccines
Preparations conferring immunity
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- monoclonal antibodiesIdentical lab-cloned immune proteins
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
antitoxin · serum · adjuvants · boosters · antivirals · immunosuppressants · immunomodulators · gamma globulin
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
T-cells · B-cells · macrophages · immunoglobulins · interferons · cytokines · neutrophils · eosinophils · basophils · monocytes
prophylaxis
Preventive medical treatment
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- disease preventionMeasures blocking illness onset
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
epidemic response · surveillance · contact tracing · health screening · travel restrictions · isolation protocols · preventive medicine · disease eradication · ring vaccination
immunizerspathogens
Disease-causing microorganisms
infectious agents · disease vectors · toxins · contagions · contaminants
immunizerscures
Remedies that heal
treatments · remedies · therapeutics · palliatives · antibiotics