Concept information
Preferred term
herd immunity
Definition
- Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, population immunity, or social immunity) is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through vaccination or previous infections, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity. (Wikipedia)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- community immunity
- herd effect
- population immunity
- social immunity
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
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French
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immunité collective
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immunité de communauté
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immunité grégaire
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-RR0LR87P-C
Exactly matching concepts
en.wikipedia.org
fr.wikipedia.org
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