Glossar

Vaccination search for term

Preventive measure to protect against different infectious diseases by stimulating the body’s own immune system to produce specific antibodies. Examples: vaccination against influenza, smallpox, HP viruses

Vagina search for term

female sex organ

vaginal sex search for term
Vaginal sex search for term

A sexual practice where the erect penis penetrates into the woman’s vagina

Viruses search for term

Viruses are particles consisting of genetic information and a protective protein coat only and are invulnerable to antibiotics. In order to reproduce, they need a host cell in another organism. Viruses cause so-called viral infections.

Vitamin D search for term

A vitamin which the body can produce itself. For this it needs UV light from the sun (sunbaths are not necessary, however). Vitamin D helps to build calcium into bones and teeth, thus making them stable.