| DEV | deviant, deviation; duck embryo vaccine or virus |
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| DPT | Demerol, Phenergan, and Thorazine; dermatopontin; dichotic pitch discrimination test; diphtheria-per... |
| DPTPM | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus-poliomyelitis-measles [vaccine] |
| DTaP | diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis [vaccine] |
| DTP | diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis [vaccine]; distal tingling on percussion; Tinel's sign |
| staphylococcus vaccine | A suspension of organisms from cultures of one or more strains of Staphylococcus; used for furunculosis, acne, and other suppurative conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stock vaccine | A vaccine made from a stock microbial strain, in contradistinction to an autogenous vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subunit vaccine | <pharmacology> A vaccine composed of a purified antigenic determinant that is separated from the disease-causing organism. (06 Mar 1998) |
| diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine | A vaccine consisting of diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis vaccine. It is usually given to infants three times at two-month intervals, generally at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. The vaccine protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough. In most cases the vaccine causes only a temporary fever and discomfort, but in a few cases serious neurological side effects have been observed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| DTP vaccine | A vaccination administered to infants for protection against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. Vaccinations are typically administered at 2, 4, 6 and 15 months. A final vaccination is now recommended at 4-6 years of age. (27 Sep 1997) |
| duck embryo origin vaccine | See: rabies vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| influenza vaccine | A special vaccine which provides immunity to infection by a variety of Influenza viruses. The vaccine is updated annually due to the constant introduction of new viral strains. Flu vaccination programs are common in the elderly population and any other groups who are at increased risk of viral infection. (27 Sep 1997) |
| oil vaccine | A vaccine that contains an adjuvant; most often the antigen (immunogen) is included in a water-in-oil emulsion (Freund incomplete type adjuvant), or is adsorbed onto an inorganic gel (alum, aluminum hydroxide or phosphate). (05 Mar 2000) |
| oral polio vaccine | <drug> A live vaccination, administered orally to children for protection against the polio virus. Typically given at 2, 4 and 15 months. A final oral vaccine is recommended at 4-6 years. (27 Sep 1997) |
| oral poliovirus vaccine | An aqueous suspension of live, attenuated strains of poliomyelitis virus (types 1, 2, and 3) given orally for active immunization against poliomyelitis. See: Sabin vaccine. Synonym: poliomyelitis vaccines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TAB vaccine | A suspension of killed typhoid and paratyphoid A and B bacilli. See: typhoid vaccine. Synonym: TAB vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tetanus vaccine | See: diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic vaccine | An injected therapy consisting of synthetic HIV antigen (for example, gp160) that is administered to people who already have HIV It is supposed to heighten and broaden the immune response to HIV, helping to halt disease progression. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tuberculosis vaccine | <drug> Live attenuated vaccine for tuberculosis. For groups and health care workers in high endemic areas. Not to be given to individuals with HIV infection. (15 Nov 1997) |
| typhus vaccine | A formaldehyde-inactivated suspension of Rickettsia prowazekii grown in embryonated eggs; effective against louse-borne (epidemic) typhus; primary immunization consists of two subcutaneous injections 4 or more weeks apart; booster doses are required every 6 to 12 months, as long as the possibility of exposure exists. A vaccine containing living rickettsiae of an attenuated strain of R. Prowazekii has also been used. (05 Mar 2000) |