2006-09-05 14:19:19 · 12 answers · asked by chad W 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
a shot that prevents you from catching something
2006-09-05 14:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by aries4272 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A shot that protects you from a virus. For instance, the smallpox vaccine had live smallpox spores that when introduced into the body will actually help the body to produce it's own defenses against the virus.
2006-09-05 21:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by troyboy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A vaccine is an antigenic preparation used to produce active immunity to a disease, in order to prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by any natural or "wild" strain of the organism. The term derives from Edward Jenner's use of cowpox ("vacca" means cow in Latin), which, when administered to humans, provided them protection against smallpox, which Pasteur and others perpetuated. The process of distributing and administrating vaccines is referred to as vaccination.
2006-09-05 21:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by Gypsy Rose 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a modofied or dead version of a pathogen (virus) that helps the body produce antibodies to that particular pathogen so when that person comes in contact with the real disease the body has the tool saved up to kill it off
2006-09-05 21:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by Eric B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
vaccine is a shot. and if you need to know more go look it up in a dictionary
2006-09-05 21:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by Bengi F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a very low dose of a toxin that allows the body to buid an imunity to that toxin when encountered in the wild
2006-09-05 21:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by AnswerNinja 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a small does of a live virus that help the body learn how to defend itself from it. Dead virus is also available for those who have weaker systems
2006-09-05 22:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by Nonya 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cure for a disease by shot i.e. chicken pox vaccine cures chicken pox
2006-09-05 21:20:51 · answer #8 · answered by crow 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
an injection of a dead virus into your bodies immune system so your body can build antibodies against the virus
2006-09-05 21:20:35 · answer #9 · answered by Justcurious89 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's when you get shots from the doctor you have to get them when you go to kindergarten,middle school, high school and college.
2006-09-05 21:21:15 · answer #10 · answered by ♥gσρρєя♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋