Maria Alejandra Alvarez Author
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Affiliation
chronic diseases, surgeries, emergency, critical and palliative care.
Dr. Mar
Dr. Marķa Alejandra Alvarez is a Member of the National Council of Scientific and Technological Investigation (CONICET), Researcher, and Director of the Plant Biotechnology Group. She completed her Ph.D. from the University of Buenos Aires in the field of Plant Biotechnology. Dr. Maria has published many articles and book chapters. She has actively participated in various Congresses, Seminars, and Workshops. She has received various awards. Dr. Maria is a Member of various Associations and Scientific Committees
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Author(s): Maria Alejandra Alvarez
Is The Time Coming for Plant-Made Vaccines?
Vaccines have significantly improved human health since their introduction in the last century. They are the most potential weapons to fight the majority of infectious diseases, which are responsible of more than 45% of the total deaths in developing countries. Traditional vaccines are made of a live attenuated or killed pathogen, and either injected or given orally. There are other two categories of vaccines, subunit vaccines and nucleic acid vaccines, being the choice of producing one of them related to factors such as pathogenesis, immunobiology, and epidemiology of the disease.
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