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How does vaccination protect a person from a disease?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Vaccination**: - A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. It typically contains a harmless part of the microorganism (like proteins or toxins) or a weakened or killed form of the pathogen. 2. **Components of Vaccines**: - Vaccines can contain: - **Killed or weakened microorganisms**: These are pathogens that have been inactivated or attenuated so that they cannot cause disease. ...
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