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black widow spider
(Latrodectus nwctans
biologics prepared in a manner similar to that for antitoxins and antivenins except that bacteria or viruses are used to stimulate the production of specific antibodies in a healthy animal such as the horse
ANTISERUMS
The therapeutic effectiveness of antiserums is based on their production of
artificial passive immunity
is a specific biologic employed to provide a supply of ready-made antibodies to combat the disease
antiserum
immunizing biologics that contain specific antibodies derived from the blood of humans who have survived an attack of a specific disease or who have been immunized in some other manner
IMMUNE GLOBULINS
Chances of sensitization are less with human serum derivatives than with immune serums from
animal sources
Obtained from the plasma or serum pool of a large number or random donors or from a limited number of individuals who have been hyperimmunized against a specific antigenic material
IMMUNE GLOBULINS
stored at a temperature of betwee
2 and 8°C
expiration date is usually not more than () after the date of issue
3 years
Offer artificial passive immunity
IMMUNE GLOBULINS
prophylactic value in chicken pox, hepatitis A, rubella, and other diseases
Immune Globulin Gamma globulin
provides immediate antibody levels
Immune globulin intravenous (IGIV)
derived from the blood plasma of adult human donors who have previously been immunized with pertussis vaccine
Pertussis immune globulin
given to treat gamma globulin deficiency for the prevention of recurrent infection
Immune Globulin Gamma globulin
used in the treatment of immunodeficiency syndrome, especially in patients who require an immediate increase in immunoglobulin blood levels
Immune globulin intravenous (IGIV)
prophylaxis and treatment of pertussis
Pertussis immune globulin
derived from the blood plasma of adult human donors who have been immunized with tetanus toxoid
Tetanus immune globulin
prepared from pooled plasma obtained from donors with high titers of antibody to hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen
Hepatitis B immune globulin
from plasma of donors hyperimmunized with rabies vaccine
Rabies Immune Globulin
globulin fraction of human plasma, primarily immunoglobulin G, found in routine screening of normal volunteer blood donors
Varicella-zoster immune globulin
