overimmunization
Too many shots
Overimmunization refers to administering more vaccines or vaccine doses than necessary or recommended, potentially overwhelming the immune system or causing adverse effects.
The term appears in veterinary medicine and in debates about childhood vaccination schedules: Critics worry about overimmunization when multiple shots are given at once.
Whether overimmunization poses real health risks remains contested among medical professionals.
Exaggerated response to stimuli
- autoimmunityImmune system targets self
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- inflammationProtective tissue response
allergies · immunopathology · cytokines · immunoglobulin · T-cells · B-cells · lymphocytes · eosinophils
Excessive administration of immunizations
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- adjuvantsAgents boosting treatment effectiveness
- multidoseContaining several administrations
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
adverse · contraindications · overuse · thimerosal · serum · overdose · revaccination · hyperstimulation
hypersensitivity
Exaggerated response to stimuli
- autoimmunityImmune system targets self
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
inflammation · allergies · immunopathology · cytokines · immunoglobulin · T-cells · B-cells · lymphocytes · eosinophils · immunosuppression
overvaccination
Excessive administration of immunizations
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- adjuvantsAgents boosting treatment effectiveness
- multidoseContaining several administrations
inoculation · adverse · contraindications · overuse · thimerosal · serum · overdose · revaccination · hyperstimulation
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