pre-vaccine
Prior to shots
Pre-vaccine describes the period or conditions before a vaccine became available: pre-vaccine mortality rates, the pre-vaccine era of childhood diseases.
The term appears frequently in medical and public health contexts when comparing outcomes before and after immunization programs: Pre-vaccine, measles killed thousands annually.
Deadly pustular viral infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
diphtheria · pertussis · cholera · typhoid · scarlet fever · mumps · rubella · tetanus
Cleanliness for public health
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
disinfection · boiling · pasteurization · sterilization · antiseptics · cleanliness · filtration · fumigation
Widespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
pathogen · transmission · virulence · incubation · mortality · quarantine · endemic · plague
Not artificially produced
- innateExisting since birth
- maternalOf or like mothers
- passiveNot actively participating
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
antibodies · herd · resistance · exposure · recovery · survival · breastfeeding · colostrum
smallpox
Deadly pustular viral infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
influenza · diphtheria · pertussis · cholera · typhoid · scarlet fever · mumps · rubella · tetanus · yellow fever
sanitation
Cleanliness for public health
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
handwashing · disinfection · boiling · pasteurization · sterilization · antiseptics · cleanliness · filtration · fumigation · ventilation
epidemic
Widespread disease occurrence
infection · pathogen · transmission · virulence · incubation · mortality · quarantine · endemic · plague · symptoms
natural
Not artificially produced
adaptive · antibodies · herd · resistance · exposure · recovery · survival · breastfeeding · colostrum · lifelong
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