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Vocabulary Quiz #10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AHU | A public health unit (Adolescent Health Unit) |
| MMR | type of immunization (measles, mumps, rubella) |
| MenC | type of immunization (meningitis) |
| HPV | vaccination for girls (Human Papillomavirus) |
| Tdap | type of immunization (tetanus, diphtheria, toxoids with acellular pertussis) |
| NIP | they represent vaccinations (National Immunization Program) |
| HAV | type of vaccine (Hepatitis A) |
| HBV | type of vaccine (Hepatitis B) |
| VAC | type of immunization (varicella vaccine) |
| Pediatrician | a doctor for children |
| epilepsy | disorders of your nervous system, loss of attention |
| seizure | a sudden attack to your body |
| MedDRA | an internet site to look up information on seizures (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities) |
| ILAE | to classify epilepsy syndromes (International League Against Epilepsy) |
| Dravet Syndrome | severe epilepsy (infancy) |
| West Syndrome | growing defects, spasms |
| Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome | retardation, different kinds of seizures |
| Doose Syndrome | myoclinic epilepsy |
| SIDS | where infants die suddenly after birth (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) |
| febrile seizures | a seizure known for measles |