Attenuated Vaccine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002381",
  "term": "Attenuated Vaccine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Vaccine in which live microbe is weakened (attenuated) through chemical or physical processes in order to produce an immune response without causing the severe effects of the disease. Attenuated vaccines currently licensed in the United States include measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, rotavirus, yellow fever, smallpox, and some formulations of influenza, and typhoid vaccines.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Vaccines and Immunizations Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/attenuated-vaccine/"
}