Descriptor English: | Smallpox Vaccine | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Vacuna contra Viruela
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Vacina Antivariólica | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Vaccin antivariolique | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Vaccine, Smallpox |
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Tree number(s): |
D20.215.894.899.859 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012900 | ||||||
Scope note: | A live VACCINIA VIRUS vaccine of calf lymph or chick embryo origin, used for immunization against smallpox. It is now recommended only for laboratory workers exposed to smallpox virus. Certain countries continue to vaccinate those in the military service. Complications that result from smallpox vaccination include vaccinia, secondary bacterial infections, and encephalomyelitis. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
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DeCS ID: | 23117 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D012900 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2005/06/30 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
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Smallpox Vaccine
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Concept UI |
M0019978 |
Scope note | A live VACCINIA VIRUS vaccine of calf lymph or chick embryo origin, used for immunization against smallpox. It is now recommended only for laboratory workers exposed to smallpox virus. Certain countries continue to vaccinate those in the military service. Complications that result from smallpox vaccination include vaccinia, secondary bacterial infections, and encephalomyelitis. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Preferred term | Smallpox Vaccine |
Entry term(s) |
Vaccine, Smallpox |
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