Anti-rabies
Definition
Preventing, combating, neutralizing, or treating rabies; designed to destroy the rabies virus or induce active or passive immunity against it. As an adjective, it describes vaccines, immunological sera, specialized medical centers, or mandatory animal immunization campaigns. As a noun, it denotes the biological preparation (vaccine or serum) administered as post-exposure prophylaxis to individuals bitten by potentially infected animals.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anti-rabies
- Rabies vaccine
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective or neuter noun, with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variants. |
| Formation | Formed through prefixation by joining 'anti-' with the clinical descriptive adjective 'rabic' (from Latin 'rabies'). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.ˈra.bik] |
| Source | Manual of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: După ce a fost mușcat de un câine fără stăpân, tânărul s-a prezentat la urgențe pentru a primi serul antirabic.
EN: After being bitten by a stray dog, the young man went to the emergency room to receive the anti-rabies serum.
RO: Campania anuală de vaccinare antirabică a vulpilor din pădurile țării este organizată prin distribuirea de momeli speciale din elicopter.
EN: The annual anti-rabies vaccination campaign for foxes in the country's forests is organized by distributing special baits from helicopters.
RO: Legislația veterinară obligă toți proprietarii de câini să efectueze anual schema de vaccinare antirabic.
EN: Veterinary legislation requires all dog owners to carry out the anti-rabies vaccination schedule annually.
Idioms & Phrases
Vaccin antirabic / Rabies vaccine
RO: Preparat biologic imunizant utilizat pentru stimularea producției de anticorpi protectori împotriva virusului turbării.
EN: An immunizing biological preparation used to stimulate the production of protective antibodies against the rabies virus.
Centru antirabic / Rabies treatment center
RO: Unitate medicală specializată unde se evaluează mușcăturile de animale și se aplică protocolul de urgență.
EN: A specialized medical facility where animal bites are evaluated and the emergency protocol is applied.
Ser antirabic / Anti-rabies serum
RO: Soluție injectabilă conținând anticorpi gata formați, administrată pentru o imunitate pasivă imediată post-expunere.
EN: An injectable solution containing pre-formed antibodies, administered for immediate passive immunity post-exposure.
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