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A list of terms related to Bird flu.

Healthcare poses a complex challenge for developing countries, interweaving problems of science, health and development.

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Live attenuated vaccine

A type of vaccine made from a pathogen that has been altered so it no longer causes disease.

Live attenuated vaccine

A type of vaccine made from a pathogen that has been altered so it no longer causes disease.

Live vaccine

A type of vaccine that contains a live pathogen. Live vaccines are more effective than vaccines containing dead pathogens because live pathogens can replicate after the vaccine has been injected, which amplifies their effect.

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