Preferred Label : Attenuated Live Virus Vaccine;
NCIt synonyms : Live Attenuated Viral Vaccine;
NCIt definition : Live vaccines prepared from microorganisms which have undergone physical adaptation
(e.g., by radiation or temperature conditioning) or serial passage in laboratory animal
hosts or infected tissue/cell cultures, in order to produce avirulent mutant strains
capable of inducing protective immunity. Live-attenuated vaccines are used when a
CD8 T Cell (cellular cytotoxicity) response is desired.;
Origin ID : C1920;
UMLS CUI : C1516086;
Semantic type(s)
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