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Vaccine
Vaccine Vac"cine, a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr.
v[=a]c to bellow, to groan.]
Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or
caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.
-- n. The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.
Meaning of Vaccine from wikipedia
- A
vaccine is a
biological preparation that
provides active acquired immunity to a
particular infectious or
malignant disease. The
safety and effectiveness...
- A COVID‑19
vaccine is a
vaccine intended to
provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the
virus that...
-
Polio vaccines are
vaccines used to
prevent poliomyelitis (polio). Two
types are used: an
inactivated poliovirus given by
injection (IPV) and a weakened...
- The DPT
vaccine or DTP
vaccine is a
class of
combination vaccines to
protect against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria,
pertussis (whooping...
- Tet****
vaccine, also
known as tet****
toxoid (TT), is a
toxoid vaccine used to
prevent tet****.
During childhood, five
doses are recommended, with a...
- The
smallpox vaccine is used to
prevent smallpox infection caused by the
variola virus. It is the
first vaccine to have been
developed against a contagious...
-
Varicella vaccine, also
known as
chickenpox vaccine, is a
vaccine that
protects against chickenpox. One dose of
vaccine prevents 95% of
moderate disease...
- The
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)
vaccine is a
vaccine primarily used
against tuberculosis (TB). It is
named after its
inventors Albert Calmette and Camille...
-
vaccines are
vaccines intended to
provide acquired immunity against infection by
certain types of
human papillomavirus (HPV). The
first HPV
vaccine became...
-
Vaccine hesitancy is a
delay in acceptance, or refusal, of
vaccines despite the
availability of
vaccine services and
supporting evidence. The term covers...
