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Immunisation

(Science: immunology) a process that increases an organisms reaction to antigen and therefore improves its ability to resist or overcome infection.

(Science: technique) a technique used to induce immune resistance to a specific disease in humans (or other mammals) by exposing the individual to an antigen in order to raise antibodies to that antigen. The act of making immune (especially by inoculation).The artificial administering of an antigen into an organism, usually killed or severely weakened so that the immune systems can develop antibodies to that antigen without risk of infection spreading.


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i think the difference is immunisation can refer to both naturally formed enhanced immunity following pathogen invasion and inoculation with a vaccine to gain immunity. while vaccination = inoculation with vaccine in order to gain immunity ...

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by Nite
Fri May 19, 2006 4:12 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Immunity
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Immunity

hi i'm a yr 12 doing Biology and i have a question on immunity. this may seem dumb but i was wondering what the difference was between immunisation and vaccination. they both seem to come hand in hand but i can't seem to distinguish between them? thnx

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by renegaed
Wed May 17, 2006 10:26 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Immunity
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