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progressive vaccinia

progressive vaccinia

9.8
A serious skin infection after smallpox vaccination that grows steadily and can be fatal in people with weak immune systems
  • noun
  • /prəˈɡrɛsɪv vəˈkɪniə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vacuna progresiva
  • Progressive vaccinia is a life-threatening complication that may occur in immunocompromised patients after smallpox vaccination.

Examples

  • The patient developed progressive vaccinia, with the skin lesion growing steadily worse despite treatment attempts.

  • Doctors are concerned about the rise of progressive vaccinia cases in immunocompromised patients.

  • Doctors recognized the signs of progressive vaccinia early, which improved the chances for recovery.

  • The patient was diagnosed with progressive vaccinia after showing severe symptoms.

  • Individuals with weakened immune systems may develop progressive vaccinia, where the vaccination sore enlarges and leads to severe complications.

  • Doctors warn that progressive vaccinia can be fatal in patients who have compromised immune systems.

  • The patient was diagnosed with progressive vaccinia after the original vaccination site became increasingly inflamed and painful.

Synonyms

vaccinia gangrenosa
vsprogressive vaccinia
  • Specialized
9.9

A severe infection after vaccination that makes skin at the site die in people with weak immune systems

is marked by the original lesion growing progressively rather than tissue death

Surface Forms

progressive vaccinia singular
progressive vaccinias plural

Morphology

progressive + vaccinia

The compound is literally built from 'progressive' (becoming more severe over time) + 'vaccinia' (the local vaccination-site infection), so its meaning — a vaccinia infection that progressively worsens — is directly derivable from the constituents. Although the term is medical/technical, the compositional logic is straightforward and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Progressive vaccinia is named from two parts: progressive meaning 'keeps getting worse' and vaccinia referring to the virus used in the old smallpox 'vaccine'. In people with a weak immune system the small vaccine sore can keep growing and not heal, so the name describes this serious, growing infection after vaccination.