Vaccine — For other uses, see Vaccine (disambiguation). A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease causing microorganism, and is often made from… … Wikipedia
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
DNA vaccination — The making of a DNA vaccine. DNA vaccination is a technique for protecting an organism against disease by injecting it with genetically engineered DNA to produce an immunological response. Nucleic acid vaccines are still experimental, and have… … Wikipedia
Dryvax — is a freeze dried calf lymph smallpox vaccine. It is the world s oldest smallpox vaccine, created in the late 19th century by American Home Products, a predecessor of Wyeth. By the 1940s, Wyeth was the leading US manufacturer of the vaccine and… … Wikipedia
MVA85A — (modified vaccinia Ankara 85A) is a new generation vaccine against tuberculosis developed by researchers at Oxford University. This vaccine produces higher levels of long lasting cellular immunity when used together with the old TB vaccine called … Wikipedia
Vaccination — Intervention Child receiving an oral polio vaccine ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia