(from the article `vaccine`) ...of inactivated vaccines are administered. Vaccines against rabies, polio (the Salk vaccine), some forms of influenza, and cholera are made from ...
A vaccine composed of a purified antigenic determinant that is separated from the virulent organism. (See Vaccine, Enzyme.)
<pharmacology> A vaccine composed of a purified antigenic determinant that is separated from the disease-causing organism. ... (06 Mar 1998) ... 
a vaccine produced from specific protein subunits of a virus and thus having less risk of adverse reactions than whole virus vaccines.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a vaccine which, through chemical extraction, is free from viral nucleic acid and contains only specific protein subunits of a given virus; such vaccines are relatively free of the adverse reactions (influenza virus) associated with vaccines containing the whole virion.
a vaccine that contains only part of the virus or other microorganism. HIV subunit vaccines produced by genetic engineering are referred to as recombinant subunit HIV vaccines.
vaccine that contains only key antigens as opposed to whole pathogens
A vaccine made from components of viruses or bacteria instead of the whole organism.
A vaccine that use parts of a pathogen rather than the whole organism.
The sudden and unexpected death of a healthy infant under one year of age. A diagnosis of SIDS is made when an autopsy cannot determine another cause of death. The cause of SIDS is unknown.