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What is meant by vaccination?
Solution
In vaccination, small amount of vaccine i.e. killed/inactivated form of pathogens (antigen) is introduced into the body to induce immune response against a specific pathogen or disease. e.g. Polio vaccine, hepatitis vaccine, etc.
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