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Descriptor English: Cross Protection
Descriptor Spanish: Protección Cruzada
Descriptor protección cruzada
Entry term(s) inmunidad cruzada
Scope note: Protección conferida a un huésped después de la inoculación de una cepa o componente de un microorganismo que previene la infección cuando, más tarde, compita con una cepa similar. Por lo general, los microorganismos más comunes son virus.
Descriptor Portuguese: Proteção Cruzada
Descriptor French: Protection croisée
Entry term(s): Protection, Cross
Tree number(s): G12.450.275
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056738
Scope note: Protection conferred on a host by inoculation with one strain or component of a microorganism that prevents infection when later challenged with a similar strain. Most commonly the microorganism is a virus.
Annotation: do not confuse with CROSS REACTIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
Related: Immunity, Heterologous MeSH
DeCS ID: 53771
Unique ID: D056738
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Cross Protection - Preferred
Concept UI M0528930
Scope note Protection conferred on a host by inoculation with one strain or component of a microorganism that prevents infection when later challenged with a similar strain. Most commonly the microorganism is a virus.
Preferred term Cross Protection
Entry term(s) Protection, Cross



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