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Do vaccines work against viruses and bacteria?
No. Vaccines are not used for treatment. They are used as prevention.
Why are vaccines used to kill bacteria?
Vaccines are used to make your body produce antibodiesand T-cells against viruses or bacteria! The Measles and Flu vaccines are viral. The Whooping Cough (Pertussis) and Tuberculosis vaccines are bacterial.
What are the most common vaccines used to protect against infections for splenectomies?
The most common vaccines used are Pneumovax or Pnu-Imune 23 (against pneumococcal infections) and Menomune-A/C/Y/W-135 (against meningococcal infections).
What vaccines are used in the U.S. to immunize children against hemophilus infections?
There are three different vaccines for hemophilus infections used to immunize children in the United States: PRP-D, HBOC, and PRP-OMP.
How do vaccines protect you against viruses?
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Who is the French scientist who used his knowledge of germs to develop vaccines against anthrax and rabies?
Louis Pasteur
Explain how the salk and sabin vaccines provide protection against polio?
Vaccines provide protection by reproducing antibodies which fights the poliovirus, or whatever the virus is the vaccine is intended to protect against. Some vaccines may also protect against certain bacterial infections, such as pneumonia.
Vaccines against the flu are different every year why is this?
The most prevelent strains of the flu are used to develop the vaccines. These may not be the same strains as the year before. Also, the flu symptoms change due to the atmosphere and climate.
What are the most effective weapons against chickenpox?
Medicine and vaccines.
Vaccines can help protect against viruses by triggering the production of?
antibodies
What vaccines are protists used for?
Coccidiosis
What is used to treat viruses?
vaccines
