| Descriptor English: | Immunity, Herd | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Inmunidad Colectiva
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Imunidade Coletiva | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Immunité de groupe | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Community Immunity Herd Immunity Population Immunity |
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| Tree number(s): |
G12.450.400 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032521 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The state of a community in which a significant proportion of its population becomes immune to an infectious disease, and the risk of person-to-person transmission decreases. Individuals who are not immune and susceptible are indirectly protected because ongoing disease spread is very small. |
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| Annotation: | human & animal |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2003 |
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| History Note: | 2003 |
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| DeCS ID: | 37641 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D032521 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2003/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2002/07/03 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Immune System Phenomena [G12]Immune System Phenomena
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Immunity, Herd
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| Concept UI |
M0400724 |
| Scope note | The state of a community in which a significant proportion of its population becomes immune to an infectious disease, and the risk of person-to-person transmission decreases. Individuals who are not immune and susceptible are indirectly protected because ongoing disease spread is very small. |
| Preferred term | Immunity, Herd |
| Entry term(s) |
Community Immunity Herd Immunity Population Immunity |
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