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nountaking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
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nounthe scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
Definition that contains vaccination
- vaccinate perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- inoculate perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- immunize perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- jenner English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)
- ring containment a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them
- immunise perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- acquired immunity immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
- edward jenner English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)