"Vaccination" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease. A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. It typically contains an inactivated or weakened form of the disease-causing agent, which triggers the body's immune system to produce antibodies and immune cells that can recognize and destroy the disease-causing agent. Vaccination is used to prevent the spread of contagious diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, and influenza.
Vaccaria is a genus of plants in the bedstraw family (Caryophyllaceae). It includes about 70 species of annual or perennial plants, many of which are known as cowcockle.<br><br>Some species are commonly found in Europe, Asia and Africa, often in fields, meadows, hedgerows, and along roadsides.
To vaccinate means to give a vaccine to someone or something, typically to prevent a disease from developing. A vaccine is a medicine that is used to prevent a disease by introducing a small, harmless piece of a germ into the body, which stimulates the immune system to create antibodies to fight off the disease.