DeCS

Descriptor English:	Immunization
Descriptor Spanish:	Inmunización
Descriptor Portuguese:	Imunização
Descriptor French:	Immunisation
Entry term(s):	Immunizations Immunologic Sensitization Immunologic Stimulation Immunological Sensitization Immunological Sensitizations Immunological Stimulation Immunological Stimulations Immunostimulation Sensitization, Immunologic Sensitization, Immunological Sensitizations, Immunological Stimulation, Immunologic Stimulation, Immunological Stimulations, Immunological Variolation Variolations
Tree number(s):	E02.095.465.425.400 E05.478.550 N02.421.726.758.310 N06.850.780.200.425 N06.850.780.680.310 SP2.026.182.113 SP4.002.160 SP8.946.819.838
RDF Unique Identifier:	https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007114
Scope note:	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).
Allowable Qualifiers:	AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary
DeCS ID:	29482
Unique ID:	D007114
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):	Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established:	1966/01/01
Date of Entry:	1999/01/01
Revision Date:	2015/06/26

ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT

Therapeutics [E02]

Therapeutics

Biological Therapy [E02.095]

Biological Therapy

Immunomodulation [E02.095.465]

Immunomodulation

Immunotherapy [E02.095.465.425]

Immunotherapy

Immunization [E02.095.465.425.400] +

Immunization +

Immunization, Passive [E02.095.465.425.400.330] +

Immunization, Passive +

Immunization Schedule [E02.095.465.425.400.470]

Immunization Schedule

Immunization, Secondary [E02.095.465.425.400.485]

Immunization, Secondary

Immunotherapy, Active [E02.095.465.425.400.530] +

Immunotherapy, Active +

Immunosuppression [E02.095.465.425.450] +

Immunosuppression +

Radioimmunotherapy [E02.095.465.425.750]

Radioimmunotherapy

ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT

Investigative Techniques [E05]

Investigative Techniques

Immunologic Techniques [E05.478]

Immunologic Techniques

Epitope Mapping [E05.478.274]

Epitope Mapping

Immunization [E05.478.550] +

Immunization +

Immunization, Passive [E05.478.550.520] +

Immunization, Passive +

Immunization Schedule [E05.478.550.545]

Immunization Schedule

Immunization, Secondary [E05.478.550.550]

Immunization, Secondary

Immunotherapy, Active [E05.478.550.600] +

Immunotherapy, Active +

Immunoassay [E05.478.566] +

Immunoassay +

Immunohistochemistry [E05.478.583] +

Immunohistochemistry +

Immunologic Tests [E05.478.594] +

Immunologic Tests +

Immunoprecipitation [E05.478.605] +

Immunoprecipitation +

Immunosuppression [E05.478.610] +

Immunosuppression +

Radioimmunodetection [E05.478.805]

Radioimmunodetection

HEALTH CARE

Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]

Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services

Health Services [N02.421]

Health Services

Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]

Preventive Health Services

Primary Prevention [N02.421.726.758]

Primary Prevention

Immunization [N02.421.726.758.310] +

Immunization +

Vaccination [N02.421.726.758.310.890] +

Vaccination +

Pre Exposure Prophylaxis [N02.421.726.758.655]

Pre Exposure Prophylaxis

HEALTH CARE

Environment and Public Health [N06]

Environment and Public Health

Public Health [N06.850]

Public Health

Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]

Public Health Practice

Communicable Disease Control [N06.850.780.200]

Communicable Disease Control

Animal Culling [N06.850.780.200.112]

Animal Culling

Contact Tracing [N06.850.780.200.225]

Contact Tracing

Disease Notification [N06.850.780.200.262]

Disease Notification

Fumigation [N06.850.780.200.300]

Fumigation

Immunization [N06.850.780.200.425] +

Immunization +

Vaccination [N06.850.780.200.425.900] +

Vaccination +

Infection Control [N06.850.780.200.450] +

Infection Control +

Mandatory Testing [N06.850.780.200.550]

Mandatory Testing

Mass Drug Administration [N06.850.780.200.600]

Mass Drug Administration

Pest Control [N06.850.780.200.650] +

Pest Control +

Physical Distancing [N06.850.780.200.688]

Physical Distancing

Quarantine [N06.850.780.200.725]

Quarantine

Sanitation [N06.850.780.200.800] +

Sanitation +

Universal Precautions [N06.850.780.200.925]

Universal Precautions

HEALTH CARE

Environment and Public Health [N06]

Environment and Public Health

Public Health [N06.850]

Public Health

Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]

Public Health Practice

Primary Prevention [N06.850.780.680]

Primary Prevention

Immunization [N06.850.780.680.310] +

Immunization +

Vaccination [N06.850.780.680.310.890] +

Vaccination +

Pre Exposure Prophylaxis [N06.850.780.680.655]

Pre Exposure Prophylaxis

PUBLIC HEALTH

Delivery of Health Care [SP2]

Delivery of Health Care

Disease Prevention [SP2.026]

Disease Prevention

Primary Prevention [SP2.026.182]

Primary Prevention

Immunization [SP2.026.182.113] +

Immunization +

Mass Vaccination [SP2.026.182.113.009] +

Mass Vaccination +

PUBLIC HEALTH

Environmental Health [SP4]

Environmental Health

Health Services [SP4.002]

Health Services

Medical Care [SP4.002.030]

Medical Care

Primary Environmental Care [SP4.002.080]

Primary Environmental Care

Primary Health Care [SP4.002.130]

Primary Health Care

Quality of Health Care [SP4.002.150]

Quality of Health Care

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [SP4.002.155] +

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures +

Immunization [SP4.002.160]

Immunization

Hospital Services [SP4.002.230]

Hospital Services

Occupational Health Services [SP4.002.290]

Occupational Health Services

Dietary Services [SP4.002.330] +

Dietary Services +

Public Health Services [SP4.002.430]

Public Health Services

Women's Health Services [SP4.002.440]

Women's Health Services

Maternal Child Health Services [SP4.002.450] +

Maternal Child Health Services +

Mental Health Services [SP4.002.460]

Mental Health Services

Social Security [SP4.002.480]

Social Security

PUBLIC HEALTH

Disasters [SP8]

Disasters

Disaster Management [SP8.946]

Disaster Management

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation [SP8.946.819]

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Warning [SP8.946.819.757]

Warning

Alarm [SP8.946.819.766]

Alarm

Alert [SP8.946.819.775] +

Alert +

Cost Benefit Analysis [SP8.946.819.784]

Cost Benefit Analysis

Vulnerability Analysis [SP8.946.819.793] +

Vulnerability Analysis +

Communication [SP8.946.819.802] +

Communication +

Communicable Disease Control [SP8.946.819.811] +

Communicable Disease Control +

Vector Control [SP8.946.819.820] +

Vector Control +

Public Information [SP8.946.819.829]

Public Information

Immunization [SP8.946.819.838] +

Immunization +

Vaccination [SP8.946.819.838.803]

Vaccination

Non Structural Flood Mitigation [SP8.946.819.847]

Non Structural Flood Mitigation

Microzonation [SP8.946.819.856]

Microzonation

Civil Works [SP8.946.819.865] +

Civil Works +

Forecasting [SP8.946.819.874] +

Forecasting +

Exceedance Probability [SP8.946.819.883]

Exceedance Probability

Damage Prediction [SP8.946.819.892]

Damage Prediction

Nowcast [SP8.946.819.901]

Nowcast

Protection [SP8.946.819.910] +

Protection +

Flood Proofing [SP8.946.819.919] +

Flood Proofing +

Radiation Protection [SP8.946.819.928] +

Radiation Protection +

Disaster Insurances [SP8.946.819.937]

Disaster Insurances

Geographic Information Systems [SP8.946.819.946]

Geographic Information Systems

Simulation Technique [SP8.946.819.955] +

Simulation Technique +

Simulacra [SP8.946.819.964]

Simulacra

Surveillance [SP8.946.819.973] +

Surveillance +

Zoning [SP8.946.819.982] +

Zoning +

Immunization - Preferred

Concept UI	M0011079
Scope note	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).
Preferred term	Immunization
Entry term(s)	Immunizations Immunologic Sensitization Immunologic Stimulation Immunological Sensitization Immunological Sensitizations Immunological Stimulation Immunological Stimulations Immunostimulation Sensitization, Immunologic Sensitization, Immunological Sensitizations, Immunological Stimulation, Immunologic Stimulation, Immunological Stimulations, Immunological

Variolation - Related but not broader or narrower

Concept UI	M0483160
Preferred term	Variolation
Entry term(s)	Variolations

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