A vaccine is an antigenic preparation used to produce active immunity to a disease, in order to prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by any natural or "wild" strain of the organism. The term derives from Edward Jenner's use of cowpox ("vacca" means cow in Latin), which, when administered to humans, provided them protection against smallpox, which Pasteur and others perpetuated. The process of distributing and administrating vaccines is referred to as vaccination.

Vaccines against cancer are also being investigated; see cancer vaccine. In this case, the antigenic preparation is derived from the cancer cell. There is also research on an HIV vaccine.

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My adult daughters dog is Highly Allergic to Rabies Vaccine. He seemed fine, was playing until 6hrs after injection-he's still at ER Vet!
ibfine2 (Benita Fine-Baker) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:39 -0000
My adult daughters dog is Highly Allergic to Rabies Vaccine. He seemed fine, was playing until 6hrs after injection-he's still at ER Vet!
Feline rabies vaccine question.?: I have tried finding the answer to this question online but haven't had a.. http://bit.ly/3FpLa1
PetInsuranceHQ (Ron Barklay) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:25:00 -0000
Feline rabies vaccine question.?: I have tried finding the answer to this question online but haven't had a.. http://bit.ly/3FpLa1
Okay, but first I want the religious rabies vaccine. RT @forces2 Want a taste of religion...bite the minister.
MThellfire (Moon Howler) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:06:55 -0000
Okay, but first I want the religious rabies vaccine. RT @forces2 Want a taste of religion...bite the minister.
See a video of the NBA player who smacks a bat during a match & requires a rabies vaccine http://bit.ly/3sF0S2
Vapourdesign (Peter Madigan) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:26:05 -0000
See a video of the NBA player who smacks a bat during a match & requires a rabies vaccine http://bit.ly/3sF0S2
I said catch the "ball" Manu! > Basketball player gets rabies vaccine after catching a bat http://is.gd/4MQkG
cbryanjones (Christopher Jones) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:52:07 -0000
I said catch the "ball" Manu! > Basketball player gets rabies vaccine after catching a bat http://is.gd/4MQkG
Oral Rabies Vaccine Distributed in Arizona: Oral rabies vaccine baits are being distributed around Flagstaff, Ar.. http://bit.ly/wRmQY :-)
muggles50boxer (Boxer Muggles) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:45:28 -0000
Oral Rabies Vaccine Distributed in Arizona: Oral rabies vaccine baits are being distributed around Flagstaff, Ar.. http://bit.ly/wRmQY :-)

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