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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
vaccine — /vak seen / or, esp. Brit., /vak seen, sin/, n. 1. any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses … Universalium
Vaccine injury — Classification and external resources ICD 10 T88.1, Y58 Y59 … Wikipedia
Subunit HIV vaccine — The Subunit HIV Vaccine was developed because it was better than the original HIV vaccine. It is made by mixing monomeric gp120 with Alum. Studies showed that the more gp120 you add, the less HIV infections the first group for testing had, but… … Wikipedia
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
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
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
pseudorabies vaccine — any of several vaccines used for immunization of swine against pseudorabies. Four types are used: one using an attenuated virus, one with an inactivated virus, one with a thymidine kinase–deficient virus, and a subunit vaccine … Medical dictionary
split-virus vaccine — subunit v … Medical dictionary
Cholera vaccine — Vaccine description Target disease Cholera Type Killed/Inactivated Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com Micromedex De … Wikipedia
