Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 6:17 AM
Site: Extension Foundation Online Campus
Course: Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Youth and 4-H Members (Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Youth and 4-H Members)
Glossary: Glossary/Acronyms
Pandemic When disease is prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world. |
FEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency |
NMHMNational Museum of Health and Medicine |
VaccinationThe introduction of a weakened or killed microbe into the body in order to stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies against that microbe, thereby preventing disease upon next exposure. |
Endemic Disease that is natural to or characteristic of a specific place. |