measles virus vaccine


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measles virus vaccine

[′mē·zəlz ′vī·rəs ‚vak‚sēn]
(immunology)
A suspension of live attenuated or inactivated measles virus used for active immunization against measles.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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([paragraph])([paragraph]) Documented receipt of 2 doses of live measles virus vaccine, laboratory evidence of immunity, documentation of physician-diagnosed measles, or birth before 1957.
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* persons vaccinated with killed measles virus vaccine 1963-1969
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2002-2003. (News)

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