Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134555430
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 2GFO
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If a person can be vaccinated in their campus and determine its cost.
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Vaccination can be defined as the treatment with a vaccine to create immunity against a disease. It is done by the process of inoculation. It makes the body tougher against a specific infection. The body fights the infections by the use of its immune system. The immune system can be defined as the organs and body processes that resist the infection and toxins.
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