Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector7755910.17816/kazmj77559Research ArticleConference on non-specific prevention and therapy of infectious diseasesEbertL. Ya.info@eco-vector.com1512196142684850708202107082021Copyright © 2021, Ebert L.Y.2021<p>Opening the conference, prof. NV Lazarev (Leningrad) noted the relevance of the search for drugs that can increase the body's immunity to infection and enhance the body's resistance during treatment. He dwelt in detail on those changes in the body, which are united by him in the general concept of "a state of increased non-specific resistance." This condition is caused by drugs such as dibazol, vitamin B12, ginseng root, eleutherococcus. They were named by him as adaptogens. He characterized the differences between the state of increased body resistance and the state of "stress" according to Selye.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив