The correct term for administration of a foreign substance with reduced ability to cause infection as a means of providing a cure or prophylaxis is called:
A) antibiotic.
B) antiretroviral.
C) vaccination.
D) anticoagulant.

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The term described in the question is vaccination. Vaccines consist of a weakened, dead or fragmented version of the infectious organism, which helps the body's immune system to recognize and prepare to fight off the actual pathogen. Antibiotics, antiretrovirals and anticoagulants are all types of drugs used to treat or prevent infections or other conditions, but they do not involve the administration of a foreign substance with reduced ability to cause infection as a means of providing a cure or prophylaxis.

The Correct Term for Administration of a Foreign Substance with Reduced