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List of vaccine topics and Vaccination

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Difference between List of vaccine topics and Vaccination

List of vaccine topics vs. Vaccination

This is a list of vaccine-related topics. Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen.

Similarities between List of vaccine topics and Vaccination

List of vaccine topics and Vaccination have 38 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adverse effect, Alzheimer's disease, Anthrax, Artificial induction of immunity, Chickenpox, Edward Jenner, Efficacy, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Haemophilus influenzae, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Herd immunity, Immune system, Immunization, Immunization during pregnancy, Inoculation, Louis Pasteur, Maurice Hilleman, Measles, Meningitis, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Pneumonia, Polio vaccine, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis eradication, Public health, Rabies, Rubella, Smallpox, ..., Smallpox vaccine, Tetanus, Vaccine, Vaccine controversies, Vaccine court, Vaccine trial, Whooping cough, World Immunization Week. Expand index (8 more) »

Adverse effect

In medicine, an adverse effect is an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery.

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time.

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Anthrax

Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

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Artificial induction of immunity

Artificial induction of immunity is the artificial induction of immunity to specific diseases – making people immune to disease by means other than waiting for them to catch the disease.

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Chickenpox

Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV).

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Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner, FRS FRCPE (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine.

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Efficacy

Efficacy is the ability to get a job done satisfactorily.

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi for short; previously the GAVI Alliance, and before that the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) is a public–private global health partnership committed to increasing access to immunisation in poor countries.

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Haemophilus influenzae

Haemophilus influenzae (formerly called Pfeiffer's bacillus or Bacillus influenzae) is a Gram-negative, coccobacillary, facultatively anaerobic pathogenic bacterium belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family.

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Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is an infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

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Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver.

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Herd immunity

Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, population immunity, or social immunity) is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, thereby providing a measure of protection for individuals who are not immune.

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Immune system

The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.

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Immunization

Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen).

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Immunization during pregnancy

Immunization during pregnancy, that is the administration of a vaccine to a pregnant woman, is not a routine event as it is generally preferred to administer vaccines either prior to conception or in the postpartum period.

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Inoculation

The terms inoculation, vaccination and immunization are often used synonymously to refer to artificial induction of immunity against various infectious diseases.

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Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.

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Maurice Hilleman

Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was an American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity.

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus.

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Meningitis

Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.

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MMR vaccine

The MMR vaccine (also known as the MPR vaccine after the Latin names of the diseases) is an immunization vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles).

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Mumps

Mumps is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Polio vaccine

Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio).

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Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus.

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Poliomyelitis eradication

Poliomyelitis eradication refers to a permanent elimination of all cases of poliomyelitis (polio) infection around the world.

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Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".

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Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals.

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Rubella

Rubella, also known as German measles or three-day measles, is an infection caused by the rubella virus.

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Smallpox

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.

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Smallpox vaccine

Smallpox vaccine, the first successful vaccine to be developed, was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796.

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Tetanus

Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an infection characterized by muscle spasms.

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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease.

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Vaccine controversies

Vaccine controversies have occurred since almost 80 years before the terms vaccine and vaccination were introduced, and continue to this day.

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Vaccine court

The Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, popularly known as "vaccine court", administers a no-fault system for litigating vaccine injury claims.

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Vaccine trial

A vaccine trial is a clinical trial that aims at establishing the safety and efficacy of a vaccine prior to it being licensed.

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Whooping cough

Whooping cough (also known as pertussis or 100-day cough) is a highly contagious bacterial disease.

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World Immunization Week

World Immunization Week is a global public health campaign to raise awareness and increase rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases around the world.

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List of vaccine topics and Vaccination Comparison

List of vaccine topics has 276 relations, while Vaccination has 96. As they have in common 38, the Jaccard index is 10.22% = 38 / (276 + 96).

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