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STERILIZING IMMUNITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Sterilizing immunity is a unique immune status, which prevents effective virus infection into the host. It is different from the immunity that allows infection, but with subsequent successful eradication of the virus.

OBS

Sterilizing immunity fully prevents infection of the host by a given infectious agent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
OBS

L'immunité stérilisante empêche totalement l'infection de l'hôte par un agent infectieux donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
CONT

Los resultados de la inoculación pueden variar, desde la inmunidad esterilizante, que previene completamente una infección, hasta la protección sólo contra los resultados severos del virus pero no los leves.

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