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Immunization MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Immunization
Tree Number(s)
E02.095.465.425.400
E05.478.550
N02.421.726.758.310
N06.850.780.200.425
N06.850.780.680.310
Unique ID
D007114
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007114
Scope Note
Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow).
Entry Term(s)
Immunologic Sensitization
Immunologic Stimulation
Immunological Stimulation
Immunostimulation
Sensitization, Immunologic
Sensitization, Immunological
Stimulation, Immunologic
Variolation
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/26
Immunization Preferred
Variolation Related
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