immune
adjective
protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation or by having the necessary antibodies due to a previous infection (often followed byto ).
nonimmune
-
a word derived from
immune.
Example Sentences
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Some species are natural reservoirs for JEV, and young, nonimmune birds in particular can act as virus factories, transmitting it to uninfected mosquitoes.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
For instance, a person who has recently produced a successful immune response against a particular disease agent can donate blood to a nonimmune recipient and confer temporary immunity through antibodies in the donor’s blood serum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
For example, nonimmune cells have genes that allow them to release cytokines and chemokines, chemical messengers that summon an immune response.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2021
Other countries, including Italy, Germany and Britain, have contemplated allowing only people with covid-19 antibodies to resume ordinary life, thus splitting the population into immune and nonimmune groups.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020
The continuance of an epidemic on shipboard, as on the land, must depend upon the presence of infected mosquitoes and of nonimmune individuals.
From The Making of Arguments by J. H. Gardiner
