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INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE [1 record]

Record 1 1995-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

a sterile, aqueous suspension of suitably inactivated influenza virus prepared from the extraembryonic fluid of influenza virus-infected chick embryo ...

CONT

Why that flu shot is so important? ... Because the viruses that cause influenza mutate easily and are subject to genetic recombination....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Un vaccin antigrippal de grand intérêt a été mis au point par l'Institut Pasteur en 1973, immunisant contre des virus mutants de la souche «hongkong», responsables des pandémies qui sévissent tous les trois à quatre ans.

Spanish

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