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ATTENUATED VACCINE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Live attenuated vaccines are antigenic substances composed of a viable (living) pathogen, such as a virus or bacterium. The pathogen is altered so that it is less virulent or avirulent (attenuated). When administered, they elicit protective immunity against the pathogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Vaccin constitué d'une bactérie ou d'un virus vivant modifié de façon à le rendre inoffensif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
DEF

Preparación de bacterias o virus vivos que están tan debilitados o alterados que ya no son virulentos, siendo todavía capaces de provocar una respuesta inmune.

CONT

Ejemplos de vacunas vivas son la Sabin para la poliomielitis, fiebre amarilla, sarampión, rubeola, parotiditis y la BCG [bacilo Calmette-Guérin] para la tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

OBS

Las vacunas de virus vivos atenuados tienden a mimetizar la infección verdadera y suelen producir mejor inmunidad que las de virus inactivados.

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