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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > immunologic diseases
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > immunologic diseases
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > immunologic diseases
social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > immunologic diseases
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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > immunologic diseases

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immunologic diseases  

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  • Immunology is the field of science encompassing the study of the specialized molecules and cells involved in defending an organism against infection. Human immunology has its beginnings in the empirical observations of Edward Jenner on the prevention of smallpox in English milkmaids previously infected with cowpox. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disability; Immunologic Diseases]

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