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Conjugate vaccine — A conjugate vaccine is created by covalently attaching a poor (polysaccharide organism) antigen to a carrier protein (preferably from the same microorganism), thereby conferring the immunological attributes of the carrier on the attached antigen … Wikipedia
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine — Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Vaccine description Target disease Streptococcus pneumoniae Type Conjugate vaccine Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
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
Haemophilus influenzae — HIB redirects here. For the university college, see Bergen University College. Haemophilus influenzae H. influenzae on a blood agar plate. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Vaccine controversies — James Gillray, The Cow Pock or the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation! (1802) A vaccine controversy is a dispute over the morality, ethics, effectiveness, or safety of vaccinations. Medical and scientific evidence surrounding vaccinations… … Wikipedia
Haemophilus influenzae type B — Abbreviated as HIB, a bacterium capable of causing a range of diseases including ear infections, cellulitis (soft tissue infection), upper respiratory infections, pneumonia, and such serious invasive infections as meningitis with potential brain… … Medical dictionary
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) immunization — This kind of immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria responsible for a range of serious invasive diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and epiglottitis with airway … Medical dictionary
Vaccine court — Cases before the Vaccine Court are heard in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Vaccine court is the popular term which refers to the Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which administers a no fault system for litigating… … Wikipedia
Haemophilus — A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile bacteria (family Brucellaceae) containing minute, Gram negative, rod shaped cells that sometimes form threads and are pleomorphic. These organisms are strictly parasitic, growing best, or… … Medical dictionary
Hib vaccine — Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (Hib vaccine or PRP vaccine [cite journal title=Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccine (Meningicoccal Protein Conjugate): Immunogenicity and Safety at Various Doses… … Wikipedia
