a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia |
Type of | infection |
Has types | progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa |
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