nonimmunized

adjective non·im·mu·nized \ ˌnän-ˈi-myə-ˌnīzd \

Updated on: 23 May 2018

Definition of nonimmunized

: not having been made immune to something (such as a communicable disease) especially by vaccination

nonimmunized children at risk of measles

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Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018
Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— alex horton, Washington Post, "Health officials fear an Australian tourist spread measles across New York," 25 Feb. 2018

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