Glossary Ch 25 Flashcards
Active immunity
Immunity resulting from natural exposure to an infectious agent or administration of a vaccine
Adjuvant
A substance administered with an immunogen that enhances and potentiates the immune response
Adoptive immunity
Immunity resulting from the transfer of cells of the immune system (usually lymphocytes) from an immunized host to a nonimmune individual
Adoptive immunotherapy
Administration of immune cells to treat patients with conditions such as immunodeficiency diseases or cancer
Anitoxin
Antibody used in passive immunization for the purpose of neutralizing a bacterial toxin
Cross-reactivity
A phenomenon that occurs when an antibody reacts with an antigen that is structurally similar to the original antigen that induced antibody production
Human immune serum globlulin (HISG)
A sterile preparation of concentrated antibodies made from pooled serum of thousands of donors; used as a prophylactic treatment in patients with antibody immunodeficiencies
Immunization
The process by which immunity is acquired
Immunoprophylaxis
The use of immunization to prevent disease
Immunotherapy
Treatment which uses the ability of the immune system to destroy tumor cells
Passive immunity
A type of immunity that results from the transfer of antibodies from immunized hosts to a nonimmune individual
Passive immunotherapy
Passive immunization of an individual with commercial preparations of antibodies formed by other hosts to prevent or treat a disease
Recombinant protein vaccine
A vaccine produced by cloning the gene coding for the vaccine antigen into the genome of bacteria, yeast, or cultured cells
Serotype
A group of related bacteria or viruses that share specific antigens that can be identified by serological testing
Toxoids
A chemically inactivated bacterial toxin used in some vaccines
