vaccinia
[vak-sin-ee-uh]
- a variant of the cowpox virus that became established in vaccines derived from cowpox-inoculated humans.
- Pathology. an acute infection caused by inoculation with vaccinia virus as a prophylactic against smallpox, characterized by localized pustular eruptions.
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For example, vaccinia immune globulin, or VIG, is stored and ready for the next person who becomes ill from smallpox vaccine.
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By vaccinating a person we inoculate him with vaccinia or cowpox.
Essays In Pastoral MedicineAustin Malley
The view that vaccinia is attenuated variola is well known, and has been extensively adopted by English physicians.
vaccinia
- a technical name for cowpox
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Word Origin
C19: New Latin, from Latin vaccīnus of cows
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vaccinia
(văk-sĭn′ē-ə)- cowpox
- An infection induced in humans by inoculation with the vaccinia virus in order to confer resistance to smallpox; it is usually limited to the site of inoculation.primary reaction
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