Vaccine therapy
Encyclopedia
Vaccine therapy is a type of treatment that uses a substance or group of substances to stimulate the immune system
to destroy a tumor
or infectious
microorganisms such as bacteria
or viruses.
Immune system
An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and needs to distinguish them from the organism's own...
to destroy a tumor
Tumor
A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm that appears enlarged in size. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer...
or infectious
Infection
An infection is the colonization of a host organism by parasite species. Infecting parasites seek to use the host's resources to reproduce, often resulting in disease...
microorganisms such as bacteria
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
or viruses.
External links
- Vaccine therapy entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms