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Meaning of "serum sickness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SERUM SICKNESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERUM SICKNESS

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Serum sickness is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SERUM SICKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Serum sickness

Serum sickness in humans is a reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from a non-human animal source, occurring 4–10 days after exposure. It is a type of hypersensitivity, specifically immune complex hypersensitivity. The term serum sickness-like reaction is occasionally used to refer to similar illnesses that arise from the introduction of certain non-protein substances. It was first characterized by Clemens von Pirquet and Béla Schick in 1906.

Definition of serum sickness in the English dictionary

The definition of serum sickness in the dictionary is an allergic reaction, such as vomiting, skin rash, etc, that sometimes follows 2-3 weeks after an injection of a foreign serum.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SERUM SICKNESS

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Synonyms and antonyms of serum sickness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «serum sickness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SERUM SICKNESS

Find out the translation of serum sickness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of serum sickness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «serum sickness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

血清病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfermedad del suero
570 millions of speakers

English

serum sickness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीरम बीमारी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

داء المصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сыворотка болезни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doença do soro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিরাম অসুস্থতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladie sérique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyakit serum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Serumkrankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

血清病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혈청 병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serum penyakit
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh huyết thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரம் நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीरम आजार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serum hastalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malattia da siero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

choroba posurowicza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сироватка хвороби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boala serului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορονοσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

serum siekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

serumsjuka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

serumsyke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of serum sickness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SERUM SICKNESS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SERUM SICKNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about serum sickness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERUM SICKNESS»

Discover the use of serum sickness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to serum sickness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Drug-induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management
Baniasadi S, Fahimi F, Mansouri D. Serum sickness-like reaction associated with cefuroxime and ceftriaxone. Ann Pharmacother. 2007;41:1318-1319. 156. Katta R, Anusuri V. Serum sickness-like reaction to cefuroxime: a case report and ...
James E. Tisdale, Douglas A. Miller, 2010
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Case Studies in Immunology Fifth Edition: Drug-Induced Serum ...
His total serum complement level and his serum C1q and C3 levels were decreased.A presumptive diagnosis of serum sickness was made and Gregory was given Benadryl and Naprosyn (naproxen), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent.
Raif Geha, FRED Rosen, 2010
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Blood: Principles and Practice of Hematology
Serum sickness rash of the hand (A) and foot (B). If the patient has severe thrombocytopenia, petechiae may etch the serpiginous margin between volar and dorsal surfaces (See Color Figure 9-8.) TABLE 9-9. Studies Comparing Bone Marrow ...
Robert I. Handin, Samuel E. Lux, Thomas P. Stossel, 2003
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & ...
Serum sickness is a type III hypersensitivity response of the body to a foreign serum antigen or drug (Segal, 2007). Examples of foreign sera given to children include tetanus antitoxin, diphtheria antitoxin, and rabies antiserum. These are ...
Adele Pillitteri, 2010
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Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A worldwide yearly survey of ...
[45] Katta R, Anusuri V. Serum sickness-like reaction to cefuroxime: a case report and review of the literature. J Drugs Dermatol 2007; 6: 747–8. Baniasadi S, Fahimi F, Mansouri D. Serum sickness-like reaction associated with cefuroxime and ...
Jeffrey K Aronson, 2014
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Burket's Oral Medicine
The pathogenesis of serum sickness differs from that of anaphylaxis. Antibodies form immunocomplexes in blood vessels with administered antigens. The complexes fix complement, which damages vessels and attracts leukocytes to the area, ...
Lester William Burket, Martin S. Greenberg, Michael Glick, 2008
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Cutaneous Medicine: Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Successful treatment with interferon eliminates the cryoglohulin and the signs and symptoms of vasculitis, indicating that the vasculitis syndrome and the cryoglobulinemia are caused by hepatitis C. Serum Sickness A serum sickness- like ...
Thomas T. Provost, John A. Flynn, 2001
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Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice
We emphasize serum sickness in this discussion because all the pathologic features of the disease appear with the presence of circulating immune complexes and disappear when they are cleared from the circulation. The relevance of this ...
N. Franklin Adkinson, Jr., Bruce S. Bochner, Wesley Burks, 2013
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VisualDx: Essential Adult Dermatology
Noah Craft, Lindy P. Fox, Lowell A. Goldsmith, Art Papier, Ron Birnbaum, Mary Gail Mercurio. Serum Sickness and Serum Sickness–Like Reaction Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome Figure 4-600 Intact vesicles may be ...
Noah Craft, Lindy P. Fox, Lowell A. Goldsmith, 2011
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Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology
While not an official part of the SCAR definition, serum sickness and serum sickness-like reactions (SSLRs) are integral members of the family of emergent drug eruptions as afflicted patients can appear severely ill during this self-limited  ...
Bobby Buka, Annemarie Uliasz, Karthik Krishnamurthy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERUM SICKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term serum sickness is used in the context of the following news items.
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In One Quote, This 15-Year-Old Said What Everyone's Thinking …
One caused headaches, another led to drug-induced lupus and serum sickness. The anti-inflammatory drug Humira caused hives, swollen lymph nodes and ... «Mic, Jun 15»
2
Medication Allergy Or Intolerance? Speak Up and Actively Engage …
Other types of allergies include rashes, contact dermatitis, and rarer reactions such as serum sickness, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and some types of hemolytic ... «SpaceCoastDaily.com, Jun 15»
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Professional Opinion: Should you suck the venom out of snake bites?
... and it has a lower risk for immediate allergic reactions and serum sickness. Antivenin binds to the toxins in the venom to prevent local and systemic effects. «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jun 15»
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Drug Allergies: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis
A common example is serum sickness, which can occur as a result of antibiotics or vaccines, Blumenthal said. The fourth type of allergy typically has a delayed ... «Live Science, May 15»
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Legion Branch 560 to host fundraiser to benefit boy living with rare …
Friends and family of a Kingston boy fighting a rare illness in Toronto are ... His condition has been complicated by fevers, chest infections and serum sickness. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Mar 15»
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Are Ebola-fighting cows the first step toward human animals?
... that use animal antibodies, which must first be treated with enzymes before being given to humans in order to prevent serum sickness, the researchers said. «World Magazine, Feb 15»
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Dermira and UCB Announce Start of Phase 3 Program for CIMZIA(R …
Symptoms compatible with hypersensitivity reactions, including angioedema, dyspnea, hypotension, rash, serum sickness, and urticaria, have been reported ... «GlobeNewswire, Jan 15»
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The Etiology of Glomerulonephritis
With the advent of immunopathology, studies of serum sickness models in rabbits by Germuth and Dixon provided seminal insights into the immune mechanisms ... «Medscape, Dec 14»
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SAB Biotherapeutics and US Army Team up to Treat Hantavirus
... other animal-derived antibody approaches to the treatment of disease, where the antibody must be treated to prevent a condition known as serum sickness. «Business Wire, Dec 14»
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Chuck Norris connects vaccines, allergies
And a new phrase was formed: serum sickness. By 1906, this sickness was being characterized as the first man-made allergic reaction. The guilty party was ... «WND.com, Jul 14»

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