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Crossprotection

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cross-resistancenoun(pharmacology, toxicology) The tolerance to a usually toxic substance stimulated by former exposure to a structurally similar substance.
cross-reactivitynoun(immunology) The degree to which an antigen is effective against an antibody that was generated against a different antigen
crossreactionnoun(immunology) a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen
vironeutralisationnounThe neutralisation of viruses (typically by antibodies)
crossreactivitynounAlternative spelling of cross-reactivity. [(immunology) The degree to which an antigen is effective against an antibody that was generated against a different antigen]
cross-infectionnounmutual infection between infected objects, animals, etc
coimmunizationnounimmunization against two diseases
reassortantnounA virion having genetic material from two or more similar viruses.
virodiversitynounviral diversity
immunoprotectionnoun(immunology) protection against the affects of an antigen
coinfectionnounSimultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
seroadaptationnounadaptation of behaviour so as to reduce the risk of spreading HIV
heterosubtypenounA subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection
antibioresistancenounresistance to the effects of an antibiotic
microantibodynoun(immunology) A peptide, copied from an antibody, that can protect against viral attacks
virocontrolnounThe biocontrol of pathogens by infection with a virus
heteroencapsidationnounThe encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another
coimmunoreactivitynounimmunoreactivity caused by two antigens at the same time
retrofamilynounA group of related retroviruses
immune evasionnounThe evasion, by a pathogen, of a host's immune system

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