Booster Notes: Definitions & Explanations PDF | Download eBooks
Study Booster lecture notes PDF with microbiology definitions and explanation to study “What is Booster?”. Study booster explanation with microbiology terms to review microbiology course for online degree programs.
Booster Definition:
additional doses of vaccine antigen administered to increase an immune response and extend protection.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Booster Notes:
Booster dose is an additional dose of a vaccine after a prime dose. A booster dose or booster injection is given to re-expose the body to the immunizing antigen. The intention of giving a booster dose is to increase the immunity against the antigen to the protective levels, after the memory cells against this antigen have declined.
Keep Learning with Microbiology Notes
What is Anticodon?
Anticodon is a sequence made of three bases that are present on the transfer RNA (tRNA) and these sequences are ...
What is Crenarchaeol?
Crenarchaeol is a glycerol diphantanyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipid of biological membrane. It has a unique cyclohexane moiety and has ...
What is 3, 5-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP)?
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP, cyclic AMP or 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate) is derived from ATP i.e. adenosine triphosphate, and is a ...
What is Amantadine?
Amantadine is an antiviral agent or influenza A M2 protein inhibitor that is used to prevent influenza type A infections. ...
What is Clamp Connection?
Clamp connection is a structure that resembles a hook and is formed by rising hyphal cells of some fungi. It ...
What is Casual Carrier?
Casual carriers are individuals or organisms that contain an infection causing agent only for a short time period. This carrier ...