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A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe or its toxins. The agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent as foreign, destroy it, and "remember" it, so that the immune system can more easily recognize and destroy any of these microorganisms that it later encounters.[1]
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| Bacterium | Diseases or conditions | Vaccine(s) | Brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax | Anthrax vaccines | |
| Bordetella pertussis | Whooping cough | DPT vaccine | Boostrix, Adacel |
| Clostridium tetani | Tetanus | DPT vaccine | Boostrix, Adacel |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Diphtheria | DPT vaccine | Boostrix, Adacel |
| Coxiella burnetii | Q fever | ||
| Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) | Epiglottitis, meningitis, pneumonia | Hib vaccine | Hiberix |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine | |
| Neisseria meningitidis | Meningococcal meningitis | Meningococcal vaccine | Neisvac C, Meningitec |
| Salmonella typhi | Typhoid fever | Typhoid vaccine | Typhim Vi, Typherix |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | Pneumococcal pneumonia | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine | Pneumovax, Prevenar |
| Vibrio cholerae | Cholera | Cholera vaccine | Dukoral |