Immunity
/ɪˈmjuːnəti/noun
The ability of your body to fight diseases and infections.
Regular exercise strengthens your immunity.
Often appears as...
- boost immunity
- build immunity
noun
Official protection given to someone so they don't get punishment or legal problems.
As a diplomat, he has immunity from prosecution.
Often appears as...
- diplomatic immunity
- legal immunity
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Formal
noun
A situation in which one person or group cannot be affected by something bad, negative, or harmful.
His charm gave him immunity to criticism.
Often appears as...
- immunity from criticism
- immunity to corruption
noun
In medicine, a state that prevents your body from getting a certain disease again because it has already experienced it.
Once you've had chickenpox, you usually develop lifelong immunity to it.
Often appears as...
- lifelong immunity
- herd immunity
noun
The ability of your body to fight diseases and infections.
Regular exercise strengthens your immunity.
Often appears as...
- boost immunity
- build immunity
noun
Official protection given to someone so they don't get punishment or legal problems.
As a diplomat, he has immunity from prosecution.
Often appears as...
- diplomatic immunity
- legal immunity
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A situation in which one person or group cannot be affected by something bad, negative, or harmful.
His charm gave him immunity to criticism.
Often appears as...
- immunity from criticism
- immunity to corruption
noun
In medicine, a state that prevents your body from getting a certain disease again because it has already experienced it.
Once you've had chickenpox, you usually develop lifelong immunity to it.
Often appears as...
- lifelong immunity
- herd immunity
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Strengthening Health
Refers to taking action to make one's body better at fighting illnesses.
Eating healthy food helps in strengthening your immunity.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Invincible
Having strong immunity doesn't mean you'll never get sick.
Even with good immunity, it's still important to get vaccinated.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Personal
Talking about 'community immunity' includes all people in an area.
Vaccines contribute to community-wide immunity.
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How we must respond to...
so that in six to ten weeks, if things go well, then you can start opening back up. So just putting the math together from what you just said, Bill, to get to herd immunity, you need more than half the people in the country to basically get the bug. So in the case of the US, for example,
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Learning from smallpox:...
for diseases with non-specific symptoms, or that have long incubation periods, such as AIDS, makes their eradication more difficult. Third, the availability of a smallpox vaccine that provided immunity for five to ten years in a single dose meant that there was an effective intervention
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How fast can a vaccine...
to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So how quickly can we develop vaccines when we need them most? Vaccine development can generally be split into three phases. In exploratory research, scientists experiment with different approaches
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How data can predict the...
lots of infections in busy places like schools but we also know that children had less immunity to this virus than adults so what kind of behavior is actually important for epidemics conversations close physical contacts what sort of data should we be
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Portugese Manowar PIPE...
can tell this no meais or Manowar fish has only a limited immunity to the venom so it mainly relies on its small size and keen reflexes that quickly swim out of the way of those stingers other fish are attracted to its seemingly protected
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What causes antibiotic...
than your body has human cells, many of these bacteria are harmless or even beneficial, helping digestion and immunity. But there are a few bad apples that can cause harmful infections, from minor inconveniences to deadly epidemics.
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When is a pandemic over?
Around this point herd immunity kicks in, where the virus can no longer find new hosts. So the pandemic fizzles out a short time after it began. But there’s another way to create herd immunity without such a high cost of life.
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Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
the first milk that primates produce is known as colostrum a nutrient-rich cocktail packed full of immunity boosting antibodies which it's almost impossible to replicate dom is relieved that at least this part
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How does your immune...
Its actual job is to stop a threat from escalating to dangerous levels inside your body. And through constant surveillance over time, the immune system provides another it helps us develop long-term immunity.
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
and then maybe we can then somehow enhance upfront type of immunity against such infections. I'm very optimistic, actually. I probably will not see it in my lifetime, but who knows?
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How we must respond to...
so that in six to ten weeks, if things go well, then you can start opening back up. So just putting the math together from what you just said, Bill, to get to herd immunity, you need more than half the people in the country to basically get the bug. So in the case of the US, for example,
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
for diseases with non-specific symptoms, or that have long incubation periods, such as AIDS, makes their eradication more difficult. Third, the availability of a smallpox vaccine that provided immunity for five to ten years in a single dose meant that there was an effective intervention
Video examples
How fast can a vaccine...
to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So how quickly can we develop vaccines when we need them most? Vaccine development can generally be split into three phases. In exploratory research, scientists experiment with different approaches
Video examples
How data can predict the...
lots of infections in busy places like schools but we also know that children had less immunity to this virus than adults so what kind of behavior is actually important for epidemics conversations close physical contacts what sort of data should we be
Video examples
Portugese Manowar PIPE...
can tell this no meais or Manowar fish has only a limited immunity to the venom so it mainly relies on its small size and keen reflexes that quickly swim out of the way of those stingers other fish are attracted to its seemingly protected
Video examples
What causes antibiotic...
than your body has human cells, many of these bacteria are harmless or even beneficial, helping digestion and immunity. But there are a few bad apples that can cause harmful infections, from minor inconveniences to deadly epidemics.
Video examples
When is a pandemic over?
Around this point herd immunity kicks in, where the virus can no longer find new hosts. So the pandemic fizzles out a short time after it began. But there’s another way to create herd immunity without such a high cost of life.
Video examples
Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
the first milk that primates produce is known as colostrum a nutrient-rich cocktail packed full of immunity boosting antibodies which it's almost impossible to replicate dom is relieved that at least this part
Video examples
How does your immune...
Its actual job is to stop a threat from escalating to dangerous levels inside your body. And through constant surveillance over time, the immune system provides another it helps us develop long-term immunity.
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
and then maybe we can then somehow enhance upfront type of immunity against such infections. I'm very optimistic, actually. I probably will not see it in my lifetime, but who knows?
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David Whyte
English Poet
The ultimate lesson is that there is no immunity, no matter our age or the size of our retirement account, from going through constant cycles of integration and disintegration in which we are humbled and hopefully set to rights with the world again.
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Patty Hearst
American Celebrity
There are two other SLA members who have been granted immunity and then also, one of the SLA members had confessed to two other people, and those people, I'm sure, will be called as witnesses, as they were at the grand jury.
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Eula Biss
American Writer
There's a cultural expectation that everyone will be immunized, in part to protect the entire population. When people refuse that expectation, they're indulging in a certain kind of political or social immunity.
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Aditya Roy Kapur
Indian Actor
The dos are drink lots of water, get enough fibre and carbs as well, as they are important. The don'ts are don't be too extreme with any diet; it can really end up harming your system and immunity.
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Debbie Ford
American Author
Self-acknowledgment boosts your emotional and spiritual immunity, giving you the strength you need to release the past and rise above fear, doubt or resignation.
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Larry McMurtry
American Writer
No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start.
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Nargis Fakhri
American Actress
I've experienced wrong diagnoses and been given antibiotics for things that could be cured naturally. We may not think much of it, but it destroys our immunity.
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Monica Lewinsky
American Celebrity
Getting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. For I needed to take care of myself and my family. No one else was worried about me.
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Scott Pruitt
American Politician
The federal government should not be able to hide behind sovereign immunity when the facts don't meet the protections.
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Kunal Khemu
Indian Actor
Sporting a six-pack doesn't necessarily mean that one is fit as it tends to reduce one's immunity levels.
Quote examples
David Whyte
English Poet
The ultimate lesson is that there is no immunity, no matter our age or the size of our retirement account, from going through constant cycles of integration and disintegration in which we are humbled and hopefully set to rights with the world again.
Quote examples
Patty Hearst
American Celebrity
There are two other SLA members who have been granted immunity and then also, one of the SLA members had confessed to two other people, and those people, I'm sure, will be called as witnesses, as they were at the grand jury.
Quote examples
Eula Biss
American Writer
There's a cultural expectation that everyone will be immunized, in part to protect the entire population. When people refuse that expectation, they're indulging in a certain kind of political or social immunity.
Quote examples
Aditya Roy Kapur
Indian Actor
The dos are drink lots of water, get enough fibre and carbs as well, as they are important. The don'ts are don't be too extreme with any diet; it can really end up harming your system and immunity.
Quote examples
Debbie Ford
American Author
Self-acknowledgment boosts your emotional and spiritual immunity, giving you the strength you need to release the past and rise above fear, doubt or resignation.
Quote examples
Larry McMurtry
American Writer
No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start.
Quote examples
Nargis Fakhri
American Actress
I've experienced wrong diagnoses and been given antibiotics for things that could be cured naturally. We may not think much of it, but it destroys our immunity.
Quote examples
Monica Lewinsky
American Celebrity
Getting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. For I needed to take care of myself and my family. No one else was worried about me.
Quote examples
Scott Pruitt
American Politician
The federal government should not be able to hide behind sovereign immunity when the facts don't meet the protections.
Quote examples
Kunal Khemu
Indian Actor
Sporting a six-pack doesn't necessarily mean that one is fit as it tends to reduce one's immunity levels.
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