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acellular [′ā·sel·yə·lər] (biology) Not composed of cells. 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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| An acellular pertussis combination vaccine
(DTaP-Hib) was used from 1999 to 2002 because of a shortage of the whole
cell pertussis combination (DTwP-Hib) vaccine. The newly available acellular pertussis vaccines are
much safer than the whole-cell vaccine, allowing for more extensive use
in adult populations. Tripedia, which beat out at least three competitors to become the
nation's first acellular vaccine, does cause fewer of the side
effects like fever that, while medically merely annoying, frightened
parents who had heard of the shots' very rare but serious
complications: seizures or even brain damage. |
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