Herd Immunity and Measles
MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.4, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mjima.2015.1
- Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
The term "herd immunity" is an immunization concept that refers to a means of protecting a whole population from an infectious disease by immunizing a certain percent of a population. Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease. Measles vaccine failure may lead to outbreaks. In this article, basic herd immunity concepts and measles immunization practices are reviewed.