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Gay
A person who is homosexual, especially a male homosexual. The word 'gay' in this regard may denote the homosexual individual or the lifestyle, particularly a male homosexual lifestyle
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- Vaccination, polio The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) and IPV (Inactivated Polio…
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