Definition

Verb: - To vaccinate against smallpox: The specific medical act of administering the smallpox vaccine, historically via inoculation, to provide immunity against the disease.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trẻ em cần được chủng đậu để phòng bệnh. (Children need to be vaccinated against smallpox to prevent the disease.)
  • Chương trình y tế đã chủng đậu cho toàn bộ dân làng. (The health program vaccinated the entire village against smallpox.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "chủng đậu" is historically specific, referring almost exclusively to smallpox vaccination, which was a cornerstone of public health before the disease's eradication. In modern Vietnamese, the general term for vaccination is "tiêm chủng" or "tiêm vắc-xin".

Variants and Related Words

• Sự chủng đậu (n): Vaccination (against smallpox). The noun form referring to the procedure or the fact of being vaccinated.

  • Sự chủng đậu đã cứu sống hàng triệu người. (Smallpox vaccination saved millions of lives.)

• Vắc-xin đậu mùa (n): Smallpox vaccine. The biological agent used in the vaccination.

  • Vắc-xin đậu mùa được phát triển từ virus đậu bò. (The smallpox vaccine was developed from the cowpox virus.)

Synonyms

• To inoculate (against smallpox): To introduce a vaccine into the body to produce immunity.
• To vaccinate: The general act of administering a vaccine. (Note: "chủng đậu" is a specific type of vaccination.)

Related Terms and Context

• Bệnh đậu mùa (n): Smallpox. The disease prevented by this action.
• Ngưu đậu (n): Cowpox. The virus historically used in the early smallpox vaccine.
• Tiêm chủng mở rộng (n): Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). The modern broader vaccination program.

verb

1. to vaceinate
   • sự chủng đậu
     Vaccination