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Vaccines
Terms that relate to biological agents to the body that improves immunity to a particular desease. Vaccines contain a weaker version of the microbe so that it is easier to handle and further recognize by the host's immune system.
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Acellular vaccine
Health care; Vaccines
A vaccine containing partial cellular material as opposed to complete cells.
Pneumonia
Health care; Vaccines
Inflammation of the lungs characterised by fever, chills, muscle stiffness, chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing.
Adjuvant
Health care; Vaccines
A substance (e.g. aluminium salt) that is added during production to increase the body's immune response to a vaccine.
Pathogens
Health care; Vaccines
Organisms (e.g. bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi) that cause disease in human beings.
Pertussis
Health care; Vaccines
(whooping cough) Bacterial infectious disease marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough, sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath.
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