Infection and Immunity Terms

(Other name for: therapeutic immune globulin)

A type of virus that has hemagglutinin-neuraminidase proteins in the outer coat and RNA as the genetic material.

Many have life cycles passing through more than one species, so breaking the cycle can matter as much as treating the person.

Biology recognizes several ways two species can live together, and what makes a relationship parasitic is that only one side benefits.

(Other name for: Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine)

A semisynthetic analog of Bleomycin, a mixture of several basic glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotics isolated from the fungus Streptomyces verticillus.

Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection best known for causing severe, prolonged coughing fits, especially dangerous in young infants.

A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells.

A plasma cell is a mature immune cell derived from an activated B cell that manufactures large quantities of a specific antibody.

A type of immune cell that makes large amounts of a specific antibody.

A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma.

An polyvalent vaccine used to prevent infection by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

(Other name for: pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine)

A plasmid DNA cancer vaccine encoding the intracellular domain (ICD) of the HER-2/neu proto-oncogene.

(Other name for: pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine)

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer and for its ability to stimulate the immune system.

(Other name for: therapeutic immune globulin)

Named for a nucleus that looks like several joined beads, these are the first white cells to reach an infection.

(Other name for: recombinant vaccinia prostate-specific antigen vaccine)

An attenuated, replication-competent, oncolytic strain of Newcastle disease virus.