Inoculation

Inoculation
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in medicine, introduction of a preparation into the tissues or fluids of the body for the purpose of preventing or curing certain diseases.
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INOCULATION - Introduction of material (usually a vaccine) into the tissues. Mode of entry of bacteria into the body.
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Inoculation with weakened or dead microorganisms to develop immunity and prevent disease caused by the regular strain of that microorganism.
vaccine
A preparation of killed or weakened microorganisms, given to treat or prevent disease.
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INOCULATION: The introduction of a substance (inoculum; eg, a vaccine, serum, or virus) into the body to produce or to increase immunity to the disease or condition associated with the substance. See Vaccine.
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Autoinnoculation: Inoculation of a microorganism obtained by contact with a lesion on one's own body, producing a secondary infection.
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Vaccination Status — An assessment of current vaccinations/inoculations to assess immunity to rubella (German measles), since contracting this disease during pregnancy can cause miscarriage or birth defects.
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Herpetic whitlow results from the direct inoculation of either type I or type II herpes simplex virus into the broken skin of the fingertip.
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The mumps vaccine is usually given as a combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) inoculation, which contains the safest and most effective form of each vaccine.
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Tularemia can infect the eye either by direct inoculation of the bacteria into the eye (by a finger or other object) or via aerosolization of the bacteria into the air, which then land on the eye.
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Consult a doctor about available medications for the treatment of fishhook wounds. People who experience a fishhook puncture should be immunized for tetanus if more than 5 years have passed since their last inoculation.
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stage of syphilis when it affects the nervous system and brain; the patients not surprisingly developed a high fever; and the fever halted the relentless course of the syphilis. "For his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in ...
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