- DtaP/IPV
- = dTaP/IPVa booster vaccine given to children between 3 years 4 months and 5 years of age. It tops up protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and polio.
The new mediacal dictionary. 2014.
DtaP/IPV
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dTaP/IPV — DtaP/IPV … The new mediacal dictionary
DtaP/IPV/Hib — a primary immunization given to infants typically at 2, 3, and 4 months of age. It protects against five diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio (inactivated polio vaccine), and Haemophilus influenzae type b infection… … The new mediacal dictionary
DPT vaccine — a combined vaccine against diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), and tetanus now replaced by the DtaP/IPV/Hib and DtaP/IPV vaccines. See: immunization … The new mediacal dictionary
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Polio vaccine — Two polio vaccines are used throughout the world to combat poliomyelitis (or polio). The first was developed by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952. It was announced to the world by Salk on April 12, 1955. It consists of an injected dose of… … Wikipedia
