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A trade name for Ioperamide hydrochloride.  

A transfusion of blood, serum or plasma containing immune bodies. The transfusion of an antiserum to treat or give temporary protection against a disease.  

A specialist in immunology. One who practices the medical specialty of immunology; who diagnoses and treats patients who have autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, cancer, or are undergoing transplantation of organs, bone marrow, or stem cells. A physician trained in the medical specialty of the immune system’s normal functions and possible disorders. An immunologist diagnoses, manages,…

Tolerance of the lymphoid tissues to an antigen. A failure of the body to distinguish between materials that are self, and therefore to be tolerated, and those that are ‘not self,’ against which antibodies are produced. For example, the body fails to produce antibodies against foreign materials if an antigen has previously been introduced into…

The process of checking if cancer is likely to return after someone has been declared free of the disease, by staining cells.  

A retrovirus which attacks the immune system.  

To give someone immunity from an infection.  

The process of making a person immune to an infection, either by injecting an antiserum, passive immunization or by inoculation. The introduction of antigens into a body to produce immunity. The following table gives the immunization programme recommended by the UK departments of health.  

A reaction of a body to an antigen. A demonstrated antigenic response to a specific antibody. A response that indicates the existence of an antibody.  

A lack of immunity to a disease.