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Vaccine

A vaccine contains an antigen that is given to individuals in order to establish protective immunity against a particular infection.

is the process of targeted adjustments of a .

In biological research, refers to providing for the suitability of a method or substance or for the validity of a theory.

Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat infections with gram-positive bacteria (e.g. streptococci or staphylococci).

is the quantity of virus in a given amount of patient’s blood.

Viremia describes the (massive) presence of viruses in the blood.

are drugs to fight viral infections.

is a ’s ability to cause disease. It determines the degree of pathogenicity.

A is a substance that inhibits viral replication.

is a flavivirus that is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti and causes fever, rashes, joint pains and eye inflammation in humans.