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Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened, diminished. The use of "attenuated" in medicine is not new. In the 16th century, eating dried figs was claimed to attenuate the body fluids. Now "attenuated" refers to procedures that weaken an agent of disease (a pathogen). An attenuated virus is a weakened, less vigorous virus. A [..]
Source: medicinenet.com (offline)

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Weakened or thinned. Attenuated strains of disease-causing bacteria and viruses are often used as vaccines. The weakened strains are used as vaccines because they stimulate a protective immune respons [..]
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Weakened or decreased. For example, an attenuated virus can no longer produce disease but might be used to produce a vaccine.
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(adj) of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion(adj) reduced in strength
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Weakened or thinned. Attenuated strains of disease-causing bacteria and viruses are often used as vaccines. The weakened strains are used as vaccines because they stimulate a protective immune response while causing no disease or only mild disease in the person receiving the vaccine.
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 Weakened; in vaccines, the weakening of a virus or bacteria to disable its ability to cause disease
Source: sanofipasteur.com (offline)

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To be weakened. An attenuated vaccine is one that has been weakened by chemicals, or other processes so that it will produce an adequate immune response without causing the serious effects of an infection.
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weakened or treated in such a way as to decrease the ability of a microorganism (such as parasite or virus) to cause infection or disease.
Source: malariavaccine.org

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Weakened pathogens (organisms that produce disease eg a virus) are attenuated to make them safe when used in a vaccine.
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To be weakened. An attenuated vaccine is one that has been weakened by chemicals, or other processes so that it will produce an adequate immune response without causing the serious effects of an infec [..]
Source: vaclib.org

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In reference to a vaccine it is stating that the substance, i.e. bacteria or virus has been diluted or weakened.
Source: continuumwellness.org (offline)

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weakened; a type of live vaccine too weak to cause disease in otherwise healthy people, but potent enough to provoke a protective antibody response
Source: vhcprojectimmunereadiness.com (offline)

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An attenuated vaccine is one that has been weakened by chemicals, or other processes (passages) so that it will produce an adequate immune response without causing the serious effects of an infection. [..]
Source: poultrymed.com





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