Cross immunity
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001602
A state in which immunity to an infectious agent is effective in protecting the organism against antigenically similar but different infectious agents.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001602 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | cross-immunity; cross-protective immunity |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Immunity; Cross reaction; Herd immunity; Antigens |
| Translations | Spanish: inmunidad cruzada |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001602",
"term": "Cross immunity",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A state in which immunity to an infectious agent is effective in protecting the organism against antigenically similar but different infectious agents.",
"synonyms": [
"cross-immunity",
"cross-protective immunity"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"immunity",
"cross reaction",
"herd immunity",
"antigens"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "inmunidad cruzada"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cross-immunity/"
}
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