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Calmette vaccine
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vaccine — Originally, the live v. (vaccinia, cowpox) virus inoculated in the skin as prophylaxis against smallpox and obtained from the skin of calves inoculated with seed virus. Usage has extended the meaning to include essentially any preparation… … Medical dictionary
Calmette, Albert — ▪ French bacteriologist in full Albert Léon Charles Calmette born July 12, 1863, Nice, France died Oct. 29, 1933, Paris French bacteriologist, pupil of Louis Pasteur, and codeveloper with Camille Guérin (Guérin, Camille) of the… … Universalium
Vaccine — For other uses, see Vaccine (disambiguation). A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease causing microorganism, and is often made from… … Wikipedia
Calmette test vaccine — Cal·mette test, vaccine (kahl metґ) [Albert Lйon Charles Calmette, French bacteriologist, 1863–1933] see BCG vaccine, under vaccine … Medical dictionary
Calmette, Albert (Léon Charles) — born July 12, 1863, Nice, Fr. died Oct. 29, 1933, Paris French bacteriologist. In the 1890s he founded the Pasteur bacteriological institutes in Saigon and later Lille. He discovered in 1908 that tuberculosis bacteria from cattle were weakened… … Universalium
Calmette — Leon A., French bacteriologist, 1863–1933. See bacille C. Guérin, bacillus C. Guérin vaccine, C. test, C. Guérin bacillus, C. Guérin vaccine … Medical dictionary
Albert Calmette — Infobox Scientist name = Albert Calmette box width = image width =150px caption = Albert Calmette birth date = July 12, 1863 birth place = Nice, France death date = October 29, 1933 death place = Paris residence = citizenship = nationality =… … Wikipedia
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin — (or Bacille Calmette Guérin, BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (weakened) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis , that has lost its virulence in humans by being specially… … Wikipedia
Vaccin Bilié de Calmette et Guérin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir BCG. Le vaccin bilié de Calmette et Guérin, le plus souvent dénommé vaccin BCG[Note 1], est un vaccin contre la tuberculose. Il est préparé à partir d une souche atténuée de bacille tuberculeux bovin… … Wikipédia en Français
Bacille Calmette-Guérin — Vaccin Bilié de Calmette et Guérin Pour les articles homonymes, voir BCG. Le vaccin bilié de Calmette et Guérin (vaccin BCG) est un vaccin contre la tuberculose. Il est préparé à partir d une souche atténuée de bacille tuberculeux bovin… … Wikipédia en Français
