ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREMUNITION
(To protect beforehand): from Latin praemūnitiō, from praemūnīre, from prae before + mūnīre to fortify.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREMUNITION»
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premunition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
premunition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Parasitology: A-M
Premunization and Use of Antibabesial Drugs (Chemoimmunization) Bovines of
an enzootic area commonly acquire a so-called infection-immunity or
premunition against babesiosis in the first six months of life. As a result, most of
the cattle of ...
2
Black's Veterinary Dictionary
Premunition 567 carry out such an examination include: rupture of the heart of
the embryo calf; perforation of the rectum; and abortion due to malhandling of the
ovaries. In the mare, rectal palpation is a common method of pregnancy
diagnosis ...
The lifelong resistance of cattle to Theileria mutans, T. annulata and T. dispar is
also premunition, because these species of Protozoa also persist in the blood of
the cattle while the resistance lasts. The resistance of cattle to T.parva, however,
...
4
Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians
Premunition The presence of a stable population of adult strongylids in the
alimentary canal tends to inhibit further infection or, at least, further maturation of
larvae. Removal of this stable adult population by anthelmintic medication
vacates an ...
Dwight D. Bowman, Jay R. Georgi, 2009
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Chemical Zoology V2: Porifera, Coelenterata, And Platyhelminthes
Premunition Most observations on naturally acquired resistance to flatworm
infections have been concerned with resistance to superinfection, or premunition.
It has long been an observation of clinicians that infection with a single Taenia ...
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The Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax: History, Hiatus and Hubris
strain-specific immune responses of sufficient magnitude. (2) It is gener- ally
thought that a significant degree of continuous or regular antigenic exposure, a
condition referred to as premunition, is required, and in some circumstances NAI
is ...
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American Trypanosomiasis: Chagas Disease One Hundred Years ...
31.4. Basic. Laboratory. Studies. on. Premunition. Against. T. cruzi. 31.5 Field
Studies on Premunition in Guinea Pigs and Dogs. 834 American
Trypanosomiasis Chagas Disease 31.4 Basic Laboratory Studies on Premunition
Against T. cruzi.
Jenny Telleria, Michel Tibayrenc, 2010
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Biodiversity of Malaria in the World
All people living in endemic areas acquire immunity; this immunity develops
more or less rapidly, is progressively acquired, is shortlived and is only partial: it
is referred to as “premunition” (Sergent, 1950). Immunological investigations and
...
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Manson's Tropical Diseases: Expert Consult - Online
But eventually, if the child survives, a state of 'premunition' is achieved where
infections cause little or no problems to the host. Thus a form of immunity
develops which is sufficient to control, but not prevent, the infection. The slow rate
at which ...
Jeremy Farrar, Peter Hotez, Thomas Junghanss, 2013
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Manson's Tropical Diseases
In areas of intense P. falcipamm malaria transmission, asymptomatic
parasitaemia is usual in adults (premunition). Severe malaria never occurs in this
age group: it is confined to the first years of life, and becomes progressively less
frequent ...
Gordon C. Cook, Alimuddin Zumla, 2008
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREMUNITION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
premunition is used in the context of the following news items.
How the immune system prevents repeated malaria fever episodes …
Discussing their findings, the researchers say they "shed light on the longstanding and enigmatic clinical notion of 'premunition'--a partially ... «EurekAlert, Apr 14»
Docs used mum's arm to rebuild cheek in nine-and-a-half hour …
“The night before I went for my results I had a premunition. I saw the whole event as it was; the hospital room and the doctor telling me that I had ... «Coventry Telegraph, Dec 13»
