Vaccination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012483",
  "term": "Vaccination",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The administration of antigenic material to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop protective immunity against a specific infectious disease. This process typically involves introducing a weakened or inactivated form of a pathogen, or its components, to elicit an immune response without causing illness. Vaccination is a highly effective public health intervention for preventing and controlling infectious diseases.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1258 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/vaccination/"
}