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Descriptor
English
:
Influenza Vaccines
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vacunas contra la Influenza
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vacinas contra Influenza
Tree Number:
D20.215.894.899.302
Definition
English
:
Vaccines used to prevent
infection
by
viruses
in the
family
ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
. It includes both killed or attenuated
vaccines
. The composition of the
vaccines
is changed each year in response to antigenic shifts and changes in
prevalence
of influenza virus strains. The vaccine is usually bivalent or trivalent, containing one or two
INFLUENZAVIRUS A
strains and one
INFLUENZAVIRUS B
strain.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with specific influenza virus or virus subtype /immunol (IM); SCR records for several specific
influenza vaccines
are also available; not for
Haemophilus influenzae
vaccines
( =
HAEMOPHILUS
VACCINES)
History Note
English
:
2005 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
administration & dosage
adverse effects
agonists
antagonists & inhibitors
analysis
biosynthesis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
diagnostic use
economics
genetics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
23109
Unique Identifier:
D007252
Occurrence in VHL
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