Pasteur treatment

noun

: a method of aborting rabies by stimulating production of antibodies through successive inoculations with attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength

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“Pasteur treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Pasteur%20treatment. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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