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vaccines, infectious diseases, and immunity in children  

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  • Vaccination is a medical procedure that produces immunity to a disease in an individual by deliberately exposing the person to a less harmful (weakened or dead) version of a pathogen, such as the virus that causes measles. This exposure stimulates the immune system to create antibodies, which offer protection against future exposures to the same pathogen. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Vaccines, Infectious Diseases, and Immunity in Children]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-N6GLC889-K

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