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June 19, 2013

Vaccination FAQs Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Vaccination FAQs article.

Acellular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adverse reaction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Allergic reaction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anaphylaxis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anthrax: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asymptomatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Attenuated: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

BCG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breastfeeding: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cervical: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cervical cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chickenpox: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholera: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diphtheria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Earache: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu shot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu vaccine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Headache: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Hepatitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatitis A: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatitis B: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIB: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HPV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Human papillomavirus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunization: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunocompromised: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunodeficiency: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunosuppression: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Influenza: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Japanese encephalitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Leukemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lockjaw: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lyme disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymphoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Measles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MMR: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Monkeypox: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mumps: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pertussis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Polio: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Poliomyelitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rabies: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rotavirus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Salmonella: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shingles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Smallpox: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Smallpox vaccine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptomatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tetanus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Typhoid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccines: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccinia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viruses: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Whooping cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Yellow fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Yellow fever vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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