What is Injection?
[[File:OuchFlintGoodrichShot1941.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Injection with a syringe]] An '''injection''', known as a shot is putting [[liquid]] into the [[body]], usually with a [[hypodermic needle|needle]] and a syringe. There are many different kinds of injections, such as: * Intradermal (just under the top layer of the [[skin]]) * Subcutaneous (into the [[fat]] layer under the skin) * Intramuscular (into a [[muscle]]) * [[Intravenous]] (into a [[vein]]) * Intraosseous (into a bone) * Intraperitoneal (into the [[abdomen|abdominal]] cavity) Injections can be used to prevent illness or to give medicine. Injections that prevent illness put a dead or weakened version of the [[virus]] they want to prevent into the body. The body then 'remembers' the virus to make future encounters of the virus easier to manage. {{med-stub}} [[Category:Medical procedures]]