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Preventative Medicine
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Veterinary Medicine
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02/26/2012

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Term
Live Vaccine
Definition

vaccine contains the fully virulant form of the disease ausing agent.

ex: Anaplasmosis

Term
Modified Live Virus Vaccine (MLV)
Definition

contains live viruses that have lost their virulence, but retain the ability to induce protective immunity.

ex: Canine Distemper

Term
Killed Virus Vaccine (Inactivated)
Definition

prepared from killed viruses, and usually also contains an immune stimulating chemical.

ex: Rabies 

Term
Adjuvant
Definition
Immune stimulating chemical used in vaccinations.
Term
Live Avirulent Bacteria
Definition
Contains live bacteria that have lost their virulence, but retained their ability to induce protective immunity.
Term
Bacterin
Definition

prepared from whole killed bacteria.

ex: Lepto

Term
Recombinant
Definition

contains harmless, live virus for bacteria that is genetically enginered to create proteins that induce immunity to the pathogenic vius or bacteria that normally produces them.

ex: FeLV

Term
Subunit
Definition

contains only specific antigenic protiens of the infectious agent.

ex: Lyme Disease

Term
Toxiod
Definition

a toxin treated by heat or chemical agent to destroy its harmful properties without destroying its ability to simulate the production of antibodies.

ex: Tetanus 

Term
Monovalent
Definition

prepared from only one strain or species of microorganism.

ex: Rabies, West Nile Virus

Term
Polyvalent
Definition

prepared from multiple strains or species of microorganism.

ex: DHLP-P FVRCP, Clostridium 7-way

Term
Intradermal
Definition
injected into the skin
Term
Subcutaneous
Definition
injected into the connective tissue beneath the skin.
Term
Intramuscular
Definition
Injected into the muscle
Term
Transdermal
Definition
delivered intradermal, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly by air pressure.
Term
Topical
Definition

applied to mucous membrane of surface. 

ex: intranasal

Term
Canine Core Vaccine
Definition
Rabies, Distemper, Adenovirus (CAV-1, CAV-2), Parvovirus
Term
Feline Core Vaccine
Definition
Rabies, Feline Viral Rhinotracheitus/Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
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