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Inoculation is the act of implanting a pathogen or other microbe or virus into a person or other organism. It is a method of artificially inducing immunity against various infectious diseases.
Inoculation is a theory that explains how attitudes and beliefs can be made more resistant to future challenges. For an inoculation message to be successful, the recipient experiences threat (a recognition that a held attitude or belief is vulnerable to change) and is exposed to and/or engages in refutational processes (preemptive refutation, that is, defenses against potential counterarguments).
While microbial inoculants are applied to improve plant nutrition, they can also be used to promote plant growth by stimulating plant hormone production. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although bacterial and fungal inoculants are common, inoculation with archaea to promote plant growth is being increasingly studied.
A caries vaccine is a vaccine to prevent and protect against tooth decay. [1] Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) has been identified as the major etiological agent of human dental caries.
The terms "intrinsic incubation period" and "extrinsic incubation period" are used in vector-borne diseases.The intrinsic incubation period is the time taken by an organism to complete its development in the definitive host.
An inoculation loop (also called a smear loop, inoculation wand or microstreaker) is a simple tool used mainly by microbiologists to pick up and transfer a small sample of microorganisms called inoculum from a microbial culture, e.g. for streaking on a culture plate. [1] [2] This process is called inoculation.
Growth charts can also be compiled with a portion of the population deemed to have been raised in more or less ideal environments, such as nutrition that conforms to pediatric guidelines, and no maternal smoking. Charts from these sources end up with slightly taller but thinner averages. [1] Growth curve of a girl, compared to the 2006 WHO curves
Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age. [1] It is a manifestation of malnutrition and can be caused by endogenous factors (such as chronic food insecurity ) or exogenous factors (such as parasitic infection ).