BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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The Sabin vaccine is a liquid, containing a weakened polio virus. Vaccinated individuals become protected against polio because weakened viruses
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prevent other viruses (like West Nile Virus) from attacking
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promote production of antibodies to defend against future infection
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allow the antigen to reproduce and spread
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contain antibiotics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (tOPV) Developed in the 1950s by Albert Sabin, tOPV consists of a mixture of live, attenuated polioviruses of all three serotypes. Also called the ‘Sabin vaccine’, tOPV is inexpensive and effective, and offers long lasting protection to all three serotypes of poliovirus.
Detailed explanation-2: -oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) or Sabin vaccine-named for its inventor, American physician and microbiologist Albert Sabin-was developed. OPV contains live attenuated (weakened) virus and is given orally.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sabin, MD, developer of the oral polio vaccine, was also a major proponent of its use in annual vaccination campaigns aimed at the elimination of polio.
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