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Adult VaccinationAka: Adult Immunization, Immunization
- See Also
- Immunization in Pregnancy
- Pediatric Vaccination
- Immunization Status Unknown
- Immunizations in HIV
- General Recommendations (Consider at routine visit)
- Influenza Vaccine
- Pneumococcus Vaccine
- Consider giving at hospital discharge
- Tetanus Vaccine
- Consider giving at hospital discharge
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| Definition (MSH) | Suspensions of killed or attenuated microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, or rickettsiae), antigenic proteins derived from them, or synthetic constructs, administered for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of infectious and other diseases. |
| Definition (CSP) | prophylactic or therapeutic preparation given to produce immune response to pathogenic organisms or substances; vaccines are used not only in infectious disease prevention and treatment, but in neoplastic and autoimmune disease treatment, control of fertility, drug abuse control etc. |
| Definition (NCI) | A substance or group of substances meant to cause the immune system to respond to a tumor or to microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses. A vaccine can help the body recognize and destroy cancer cells or microorganisms. |
| Definition (NCI) | Preparations containing substances with antigenic properties administered to activate the immune system, inducing an immune response. Vaccine ranges from inactivated or attenuated microorganisms (bacteria and viruses), enhanced autologous tumor cells, tumor antigens or epitopes, to peptide cojugated immunotoxins that are used to elicit host immune responses. Vaccines are used for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of infectious diseases and cancer. |
| Concepts | Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
, Immunologic Factor (T129)
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| English | vaccine, Vaccines |
| Spanish | vacuna |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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