NIAID
NIAID
NIAID (pronounced as "N-I-A-I-D", /ˈnaɪ.eɪd/), is an acronym for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. It is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Etymology
The term "NIAID" is an acronym derived from the name of the institute, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The institute was established in 1948, and its name reflects its primary mission: to conduct and support research to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten millions of human lives.
Related Terms
- Allergy: A hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment.
- Infectious Diseases: Disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies and are normally harmless or even helpful, but under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease.
- Immunology: The branch of medicine and biology concerned with immunity. It studies the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): The primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.
See Also
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on NIAID
- Wikipedia's article - NIAID
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski