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vaccinia

[ UK /væksˈɪni‍ə/ ]
[ US /vəˈtʃiniə/ ]
NOUN
  1. a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
  2. a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

How To Use vaccinia In A Sentence

  • The vaccinia ( "cowpox") virus was used in the first inoculations against smallpox, and is still the basis for current vaccines. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • Which is what inspired Smith and his colleagues to try to insert the gene for HbsAg into vaccinia.
  • WHen you say your titer is 14X the immunized level how many vacciniations have u had? and where do u htink i stand based on the vaccines ive gotten? The mysteries of rabies Boing Boing
  • His main effort was converting Goodpasture's method of growing vaccinia virus on the chorioallantoic membrane of the developing egg to provide a method of titration of viral infectivity and anti-viral antibodies, for several different viruses. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
  • Other viruses in this group that can cause infection in humans include variola, vaccinia (used in smallpox vaccine), and cowpox viruses.
  • A live, replicating virus, vaccinia can cause side effects, which on rare occasions can be serious and potentially life-threatening.
  • Other vaccine trials using the poxvirus vaccinia as a vector to deliver live recombinant HIV (based on glycoprotein 160) have been found safe, and have stimulated partial immunity to HIV. Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • CB could be expressed in high yield by vaccinia virus eukaryotic expression system.
  • The significance of the sequence similarity between our gene and the vaccinia protein is as yet unclear.
  • When smallpox vaccine is administered, persons with atopic dermatitis and other dermatologic conditions are at risk for eczema vaccinatum, a serious disseminated vaccinia virus infection.
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