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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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Vaccine

A substance containing dead or weakened pathogens, or parts of them, that is used to prepare a person's immune system against future infection by the pathogen.

Vero cell

Cells derived from the kidneys of the African green monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops). The cells are used in laboratories as host cells for growing viruses that can be used for drug testing or to make vaccines.

Virulence

The ability of a virus or a bacterium to cause damage to its host.

Virulence

The ability of a virus or a bacterium to cause damage to its host

Virus

A small parasitic particle that can reproduce only by invading and taking over cells in plants, animals or bacteria.

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