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DTaP immunizationis a vaccine that protects against diphtheria , tetanus , and pertussis (whooping cough).

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Encyclopedia: Vaccine

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A vaccine is a preparation which is used to improve immunity to a particular disease. The term derives from Edward Jenner's use of cowpox , which, when administered to humans, provided them protection against smallpox, the work which Louis Pasteur and others carried on. Vaccines are based on the concept of variolation originating in China, in which a person is deliberately infected with a weak form of smallpox. Jenner realized...

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Vaccine???
Ok i am going into 10 grade and my lil bro is going into 7th,...

At my school, they wouldn't let you attend school until you got the required shots.

Asked by Brennan P. - 1 month ago

What are the complications of the bordetella vaccine?
We purchased the vaccine and my brother, who breeds dogs and gives all his dog...

There are very few complications from vaccines, but if you give a vaccine to an animal who may already be a little sick, the vaccine may make them feel sicker....

Asked by nana - 16 months ago

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