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The definition of a vaccine is that it is preventative vs. a cure which is removing a disease from a previously infected patient. "A vaccine is a biological pr
by rposborne 13y ago
The definition of a vaccine is that it is preventative vs. a cure which is removing a disease from a previously infected patient.
"A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease."
- vertis 13y agoYes, but immunity has many definitions, including 'to fight off'. Since it's essentially teaching the immune system, why does this not work when the patient is already infected. I thought there may be some difference between this and traditional vaccines as well.
- j2d3 13y agoThis story discusses other HIV vaccine efforts that are targeted at already infected and stop the dependence on the HIV meds: http://www.livescience.com/18107-hiv-therapeutic-vaccines-promise.html http://www.livescience.com/18107-hiv-therapeutic-vaccines-pr... according to that article there are 34 million people already infected worldwide.