Skip to main
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Concept information

Término preferido

immunization

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. Active immunization involves administration of antigens or immunologic adjuvants. Passive immunization involves administration of immune sera or lymphocytes or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow).

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • active immunisation
  • active immunization
  • immunisation
  • immunostimulation (therapy)
  • passive immunisation
  • passive immunization

En otras lenguas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3926

Descargue este concepto:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Creado 19/1/06, última modificación 6/7/17