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BlakeAn attenuated pathogen is a weakened form of a disease-causing microorganism that is used in vaccines to stimulate an immune response without causing the full-blown disease. Attenuated pathogens are less virulent than their wild-type counterparts, reducing the risk of causing illness in vaccinated individuals while still eliciting a protective immune response.
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What is an attenuated organism?
An attenuated organism is a weakened form of a pathogen that is used in vaccines to trigger an immune response without causing the actual disease. This weakened organism is able to replicate in the body, stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies and memory cells for future protection against the full-strength pathogen. Attenuated vaccines are effective because they closely mimic natural infections, providing robust and long-lasting immunity.
The broad term for a microbe that causes a transmitted infection is what?
A pathogen.
What is the term given to a microbe that causes diseases in humans?
Human pathogen.
The broad term for a microbe that causes a transmitted infection is?
Pathogen.
What injection Contains weakened bacteria?
An attenuated vaccine contains live, weakened microbes. These will multiply at a very low rate in the body but will not cause disease symptoms. This low reproduction rate will allow the body's immune defense to produce an antigen to the pathogen. Because they are live and very close to the natural pathogen, the immunity built from this vaccine generates the strongest immune response.
