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smallpox vaccine |
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smallpox vaccine [′smȯl‚päks vak‚sēn] (immunology) A vaccine prepared from a glycerinated suspension of the exudate from cowpox vesicles obtained from healthy vaccinated calves or sheep. Also known as antismallpox vaccine; glycerinated vaccine virus; Jennerian vaccine; virus vaccinium. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Smallpox vaccination during pregnancy poses a low risk for fetal vaccinia, which can lead to preterm birth, and fetal and neonatal death (30,31). African studies show that smallpox vaccination reduces the risk of monkeypox infection by about 85 percent, but immunity wears off over time. US health officials are investigating whether smallpox vaccination contributed to the death of a Maryland nurse in March from heart complications and serious side effects in six other people recently inoculated against the smallpox virus. |
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