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Pharmaceutical
Relating to the development, production and marketing of drugs that are legal and licensed for use as medication.
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outbreak
Health care; Vaccines
Sudden appearance of a disease in a specific geographic area (e.g. neighborhood or community) or population (e.g., adolescents).
passive immunity
Health care; Vaccines
Protection against disease through antibodies produced by another human being or animal. Passive immunity is effective, but protection is generally limited and diminishes over ...
pathogens
Health care; Vaccines
Organisms (e.g. bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi) that cause disease in human beings.
pertussis
Health care; Vaccines
(whooping cough) Bacterial infectious disease marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough, sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath.
petechiae
Health care; Vaccines
("pe TEEK ee ay") -- a tiny reddish or purplish spot on the skin or mucous membrane, commonly part of infectious diseases such as typhoid fever.
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