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Premunition logo #10101) Coinfectiousimmunity
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Premunition logo #21000 Premunition, also known as infection-immunity, is a host response that protects against high numbers of parasite and illness without eliminating the infection. This type of immunity is relatively rapid, progressively acquired, short-lived, and partially effective. For malaria, premunition is maintained by repeated antigen exposure from infective b...
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Premunition logo #21002• (n.) The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
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premunition logo #20973A state of existing resistance of a host to infection or reinfection with a parasite; used especially in malaria epidemiology. ... Origin: L. Praemunitio, fortification in advance, fr. Prae-, + munio, to fortify ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Premunition logo #10444Resistance to re-infection or super-infection conferred by a still existing infection, but which does not destroy the organisms of the infection already present.
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Premunition logo #20972Pre`mu·ni'tion noun [ Latin praemunitio : confer French prémunition .] The act of fortifying or guarding against objections. [ Obsolete]
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premunition logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: pre′mū-nish′ŭn Definitions: 1. A state of existing resistance of a host to infection or reinfection with a parasite; used especially in malaria epidemiology.
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premunition logo #21379Maintenance of immunity to a parasite by the persistent presence of small numbers of the parasite, usually in the gastrointestinal tract; premunition immunity wanes if the parasite is completely eliminated from the body.
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premunition logo #21199a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent. Also called
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