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Differences between Salk type (IPV) and Sabin type (OPV) vaccine

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The differences between Salk and Sabin type vaccine are as follows: S.N Salk type (IPV) S.N Sabin type (OPV) 1. Stands for inactivated polio vaccine. 1. Stands for oral polio vaccine. 2. Virus used is killed and formalized. 2. Virus used is live and attenuated. 3. Administered subcutaneously or intra muscularly. 3. Administered orally. 4. … Read more

Vaccine and its types

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Vaccine and its types

INTRODUCTION OF VACCINE Vaccine is a liquid chemical substance, which is used to stimulate an immune response in the body. It contains modified, inactivated or killed pathogens or their antigens. It is administered orally or injected in the body to stimulate the active immunity. Immunity is defined as the ability of a body to resist … Read more