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This is a subcutaneous vaccine, so your vet will inject it below the skin. Some vets use the extra skin over the shoulder blades while others will place it further down a limb. If the vaccine is injected into a muscle, it can cause severe problems, including muscle damage and necrosis.

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To inject a vaccine is to?

To inject a vaccine is to introduce a small amount of the vaccine, usually through a needle, into the body. This helps stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies and create a defense against the specific disease targeted by the vaccine.


What is an antonym for vaccine?

Inject , Prevent , Protect , Inoculate , variate .


What is a inject?

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Will you immediately inject hepatitis B vaccine to a newborn whose mother is positive for hepatitis B?

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Are DHPP and DA2PP the same thing?

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Can one inject a vaccine through a tattoo?

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How do you treat a dog with tetanus?

Inject into the ruff of the neck Tetanus is very rare in dogs who have been shown to be resistant to the toxin. There is a potential risk in the vaccine itself, which makes this vaccine rarely given to dogs. See you veterinary surgeon first.


What type of vaccine is polio vaccine?

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One way to produce a vaccine is to heat a virus or bacteria and then inject the inactive pathogen as a vaccination How would the heat inactivate a virus?

It is grown in living cells and the antigens that cell makes are what will be in the vaccine. These then are purified and stabilized. The Salk vaccine involves using viruses that have been inactivated by using formalin. Heat would not inactive the virus.


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Distemper, adenovirus type 2 (which also covers hepatitis), parainfluenza, and parvovirus. It is very similar to DHPP but is not identical.