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vaccine containing a non infectious agent that has similar antigens to a disease causing organism
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Heterologous VAccine
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vaccine containing live but weakened viruses
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live attenuated vaccines
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organism is killed and incorporated into the vaccine to stimulate an immune response to its antigens
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killed vaccines
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vaccine containing only and antigenic part of the infectious organism, the whole organism is not used
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subcellular or subunit vaccines
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a vaccine containing a bacterial toxin that has been inactivated by heat or chemical alteration but still possesses immunogenic activity
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toxoid vaccine
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additional vaccination given to boost or increase the immune response to a given infectious organism
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booster
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a substance administered with an antihen to enhance its antigenicity
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adjuvant
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antibody to a toxin usually administered to a patient who already has the disease (a form of passive immunity)
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antitoxin
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it helps negate the effects of the toxin that is being produced in the body by the infectious organism
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antitoxin
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insufficient attenuation, rversion to ild type or virulence, contamination by other infectious agents and allergic reaction to other substances in the vaccine
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hazards of immunizaion
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Should live vaccines be administered to immunocompromised individuals
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no, this is a part of your immunizations precautions
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