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The category of drugs used to prevent infectious diseases?


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  • A drug is a type of substance that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease.
  • The vaccine is the category of drugs that are used to prevent infectious diseases.
  • A vaccine is a biological substance designed to protect humans from infections caused by bacteria and viruses.
  • Vaccines are also called immunizations because they take advantage of our natural immune system’s ability to prevent infectious illnesses.
  • The various examples of vaccines are - the Chickenpox vaccine, Influenza vaccine, etc.

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