Polio vaccine. Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio).[1] There are two types: one that uses inactivated poliovirus and is given by injection (IPV), and one that uses weakened poliovirus and is given by mouth (OPV).
The Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath (Î¿ÏÎºÎ¿Ï) is perhaps the most widely known of Greek medical texts. It requires a new physician to swear upon a number of healing gods that he will uphold a number of professional ethical standards. It also strongly binds the student to his teacher and the greater community of physicians with responsibilities similar to that of a family member.
Hippocratic oath. 1. an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, usually taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine. A frontrunner has to live by the Hippocratic oath: first do no harm. The spirit of their practice cannot be better illustrated than by the words of the so-called âHippocratic oathâ.