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poliovirus vaccine — noun vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis • Hypernyms: ↑vaccine, ↑vaccinum • Hyponyms: ↑Sabin vaccine, ↑oral poliovirus vaccine, ↑OPV, ↑trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine — noun an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis • Syn: ↑Sabin vaccine, ↑oral poliovirus vaccine, ↑OPV, ↑TOPV • Hypernyms: ↑poliovirus vaccine … Useful english dictionary
poliovirus vaccine live oral — (OPV) a live virus vaccine containing attenuated poliovirus, types I, II, and III, grown in monkey kidney cell tissue culture and used for immunization against poliomyelitis; administered orally. OPV induces both humoral and intestinal immunity… … Medical dictionary
Poliovirus — Taxobox | color=violet name = Poliovirus image caption = TEM micrograph of poliovirus virions. virus group = iv familia = Picornaviridae genus = Enterovirus species = Poliovirus Poliovirus, the causative agent of poliomyelitis, is a human… … 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 controversy — A vaccine controversy is a dispute over the morality, ethics, effectiveness, or safety of vaccination. Medical opinion is that the benefits of preventing suffering and death from infectious diseases greatly outweigh the risks of adverse effects… … Wikipedia
Polio vaccine — Two polio vaccines are used throughout the world to combat poliomyelitis (or polio). The first was developed by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952. It was announced to the world by Salk on April 12, 1955. It consists of an injected dose of… … Wikipedia
polio vaccine — a vaccine administered to induce specific active immunity to poliomyelitis. Also called poliomyelitis vaccine. Cf. Sabin vaccine, Salk vaccine. * * * preparation of poliomyelitis virus given to prevent infection with the disease. The virus is… … Universalium
Vaccine, Salk — Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. It was the first type of polio vaccine to become available. It was made by cultivating three strains of the virus separately in monkey tissue. The… … Medical dictionary
