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Define vaccine?


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Vaccine:

  1. Vaccines are used to prevent diseases. They provide passive immunization to individuals.
  2. A vaccine is a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.
  3. Vaccines are prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease itself.

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