Vaccine
A vaccine is an antigenic preparation used to produce active immunity to a disease, in order to prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by any natural or 'wild' strain of the organism. The term derives from vaccinia, the infectious viral agent of cowpox, which, when administered to humans, provided them protection against smallpox. The process of distributing and administrating vaccines is referred to as vaccination.
See also
- AIDS vaccine
- Antiviral drug
- Edward Jenner
- Genetics
- The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
- History of medicine
- Iatrogenesis
- Immunization
- Immunology
- Inoculation
- List of vaccine topics
- Medicine
- Timeline of vaccines
- Vaccination
- Vaccines and Fetal Tissue
- Virology
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Origin of vaccines |
| ► | Types of vaccines |
| ► | Developing immunity |
| ► | Controversy surrounding the use of vaccines |
| ► | Economics of vaccine development |
| ► | See also |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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