immunization
Let an agent explain immunisation and its active and passive forms, relay how vaccines and antibody preparations work and how programmes are organised from immunology and public health sources, describe active immunotherapy, and distinguish immunisation from vaccination as one method, from immunity itself and from immunotherapy in general.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain immunisation and its active and passive forms, relay how vaccines and antibody preparations work and how programmes are organised from immunology and public health sources, describe active immunotherapy, and distinguish immunisation from vaccination as one method, from immunity itself and from immunotherapy in general.
The process by which an individual becomes protected against an infectious disease, either actively, when the immune system is stimulated to produce its own response by vaccination or by natural infection, or passively, when ready-made antibodies are transferred, as from mother to infant, by immunoglobulin preparations or by monoclonal antibodies; active immunotherapy extends the principle to stimulating immune responses against cancer, and immunisation programmes are among the most effective public health measures.
What it is for: Protecting against infectious disease.
It can be explain forms and mechanisms; relay vaccines and programmes; describe immunotherapy; distinguish related terms.
Distinguishing features
Active or passive
Vaccine or antibody
Individual and herd protection
Programme-based
What it looks like
Not a visible object; an immunological process.
Physical character
lives saved by vaccination: about 150 million - over 50 years, WHO estimates
passive protection duration: weeks to months note
WHO EPI launched: 1974 year
How it is recognised
Acquiring protection against disease
Active immunisation by vaccination, passive immunisation by antibodies, active immunotherapy
Vaccination is the act; immunity is the state; immunotherapy covers all immune-based treatment
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is achieved by - in the active form
is achieved by - transfer in the passive form
produces - against pathogens
In practice
Families and kinds
active immunisation by vaccination
active immunisation by natural infection
passive immunisation by maternal antibodies
passive immunisation by immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies
active immunotherapy against cancer
immunisation programmes and schedules
Identifiers
MeSH D007114 immunization
Standards and regulation
WHO immunisation guidance and national schedules
Vaccine licensing and safety monitoring
School and occupational immunisation requirements, which vary
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal medical advice
Vaccine misinformation
Confusing active and passive immunisation
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What immunisation is.
Science.
Definition
Definition and forms.
Definition
Definition.
- What is immunisation, and how do active and passive forms differ from vaccination, immunity and immunotherapy? definition
- Is the question about immunisation in general, a vaccine, a schedule or a personal decision? boundary
Mechanism
Mechanism.
Mechanism
Mechanism.
- How do vaccines induce memory, and how do transferred antibodies protect? definition
- Which entry fits the specific mechanism? action
Practice Programmes.
Public health.
Schedules
Schedules.
Schedules
Schedules.
- How are immunisation schedules set, and what do WHO and national bodies recommend? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own or a child s immunisation, which needs a clinician? boundary
Programmes
Programmes.
Programmes
Programmes.
- How are immunisation programmes delivered and monitored, and what is herd immunity? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Passive Passive immunisation and immunotherapy.
Clinical.
Antibodies
Antibody preparations.
Antibodies
Antibodies.
- How are immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies used for passive protection, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Immunotherapy
Active immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy.
- What is active immunotherapy, and how do cancer vaccines relate to immunisation? provenance
- Which entry fits cancer immunotherapy? action
Context Safety and history.
Context.
Safety
Safety and debate.
Safety
Safety.
- How is vaccine safety monitored, and how do public health bodies address hesitancy, with evidence attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation evidence-based? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How did immunisation develop from variolation and Jenner to global programmes? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of vaccines? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should vaccination and passive immunisation be separate primary entries?
- How should public health sources be linked?
- How should active immunotherapy be recorded?