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VDPV [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Viral Diseases
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vaccine-derived poliovirus
1, record 1, English, vaccine%2Dderived%20poliovirus
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VDPV 1, record 1, English, VDPV
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What is a vaccine-derived poliovirus? A vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain related to the weakened live poliovirus contained in oral polio vaccine (OPV). If allowed to circulate in under- or unimmunized populations for long enough, or replicate in an immunodeficient individual, the weakened virus can revert to a form that causes illness and paralysis. 2, record 1, English, - vaccine%2Dderived%20poliovirus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vaccine-derived polio virus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies virales
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poliovirus dérivé d'une souche vaccinale
1, record 1, French, poliovirus%20d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9%20d%27une%20souche%20vaccinale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PVDV 2, record 1, French, PVDV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poliovirus dérivé d'un vaccin 3, record 1, French, poliovirus%20d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9%20d%27un%20vaccin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la souche de poliovirus présente dans le VPO [vaccin antipoliomyélitique oral] circule dans des populations à faible couverture vaccinale, ou se réplique chez un hôte immunosupprimé, elle peut subir des mutations et revenir à une forme causant une maladie paralytique qui ne se distingue pas de la polio sauvage. C'est ce qu'on appelle le poliovirus dérivé d'une souche vaccinale (PVDV). 4, record 1, French, - poliovirus%20d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9%20d%27une%20souche%20vaccinale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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