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What vaccine hurts more influenza or measles?
The MMR vaccine stings more than the flu shot.
What is an example of a vaccine that works against more than one disease?
MMR vaccine is for preventing measles, mumps and Rubella.
Why cant you get measles more than once?
In rare cases a person can. Generally though, it is a one time deal. Measles are caused by a virus. After a healthy body is exposed to a virus it will create an anti-virus to fight it. When the person is recovered from the illness they will be immune. This is also how the measles vaccine works. The vaccine introduces a small amount of the virus for the body to create immunity to.
Why is measles a more prevalent disease in Africa than in Australia?
Australia has a good modern health care system. Most of Africa does not. Ther is a vaccine for measles that children get as a matter of course in Australia. Not so, in much of Africa.
Who invented a vaccine for German measles?
Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux developed the first rabies vaccination in 1885. This vaccine was first used on a human on July 6, 1885, on a nine-year old boy Joseph Meister (1876-1940) who had been mauled by a rabid dog.[3]
Why are you Immune to Chickenpox but not to Measles?
The virus that causes Chicken Pox is different from the virus that causes Measles. If you receive the vaccination for Chicken Pox and not the vaccination for Measles, you are immune to the virus that causes Chicken Pox but have no immunity against the virus that causes Measles. Thus, while while Chicken Pox will not kill you from Reyes Syndrome, you might go blind from Measles. You should also get vaccinated for Measles. We can be immune to chicken pox as if the mother of a baby has had chicken pox the mother will pass temporary immunity to the baby. You can also have a vaccination. If you have chicken pox once it is unlikely you will have it again. But you can get measles more than once unless you get vaccinated. Measles are also more serious than chicken pox.
Is there a cure for the Measles?
Treatment for measlesSpecific treatment for measles has not been discovered.The patient will recover within a week without using any vaccine.To reduce the fever or pain acetaminophen (paracetamol) may be used.For prevention purposes vaccine is administered to the children of 18 months with sencond dose before age of 4 or 5 years.How does measles vaccine workVaccine of measles contain alive viruses (called antigens). The alive antigen can reproduce inside the human body but they do not damage host because they are weakened in laboratory to the point where they are still alive and able to reproduce but can not cause serious illness.When this vaccine is injected into the human body, the T type lymphocytes (White blood cells) detect the type of viruses in it. Then B type lymphocytes produce antibodies against these viruses. The viruses reproduce inside human body therefore the lymphocytes produce more antibodies against this specific type of viruses. Antibodies bind to the viruses, stop their activity and destroy them.Now the viruses of vaccine have been destroyed but the antibodies against them are still present and they prevent the actual viruses (harmful) of measles to cause illness.These antibodies are memory cell for this specific type of viruses.Why vaccine is not used for cureWhen the actual viruses of vaccine enter your body, your immune system prevents you (the process is similar to that process which occurs when the vaccine viruses are injected), so you do not need vaccine. The symptoms of measles will last after 5-10 days. The vaccine is only used for prevention (and vaccine viruses do not cause actual disease).Can you get measles againIf you have caught the measles then you will not get measles again because your body already has antibodies against the measles viruses.But what are the antibodiesAntibodies are globular proteins which are present in blood. Each antibody binds to a specific antigen, antibody for a specific antigen should have a shape and structure that is able to fit into this virus.Then it will be able to inhibit the activity of this virus.Why measles vaccine is administered to the children of 18 monthsMeasles vaccine is administered to the children of 18 months because prior to that age, the baby's immune system is not mature enough to produce antibodies against the antigens of vaccine.
Can you get measles if you've had 1 MMR jab?
When you get the MMR, your body is supposed to be immune to the measles due to developing an antibody (like a cell marker) to be on standby of the virus measles ever returns. Sometimes, people do get the measles or mumps even though they have had the vaccine: My child had a bad case of Measles even though he had the MMR vaccine over a year earlier. I've read that only 95% of children are protected after the first MMR jab, and this increases to 99% after the second. I had the measles & mumps vaccinations when I was a kid (individual and separate doses) and I still developed mumps when I was 8 and measles when I was 13. The shots don't necessarily work. In fact, I think they are potentially more dangerous than the diseases themself. I recovered fully and had no ill effects from the diseases. ______________________________________________________________ I knew someone who had had the MMR vaccine and she still caught measles when my area had an outbreak of it because her immune system was weak. I got measles too but I hadn't had the jab because measles isn't nomally life-threatening nowadays and it helps to strenghten your immune system. Later there was an outbreak of slapped cheek in my class and I was about the only one who didn't get it.
What do vaccines prevent?
Vaccines prevent only the infectious diseases that they were made to prevent. For example, a vaccine for one type of flu will prevent that type of flu, but you may still get other types if you are not also vaccinated for them. This is why the seasonal flu vaccine usually contains vaccine for the three most likely types of flu that are expected to circulate at the next flu season. There are vaccines for the various types of influenza, for other viral diseases like measles, mumps and polio and for a very limited number of bacterial disease such as one common type of bacterial pneumonia. See the related questions below for more information about how vaccines work.
What gets rid of the measles?
Measles is a viral infection and there is no known cure for this illness. Treatment consists solely of supportive measures and hopefully the infection is self-limiting. Measles actually can be a very dangerous illness and can have serious consequences such as pneumonia, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), and can be potentially fatal. The infection is highly contagious and is a preventable illness-there is a widely available and strongly encouraged vaccine (please note-the rumors of the vaccine having a link to autism are completely untrue and have been discredited by many scientific studies). The best bet is to prevent Measles infection in the first place rather than focusing on how to get rid of Measles.
Who discovered inoculation?
Edward Jenner is credited with discovering inoculation when he developed the small pox vaccine. Inoculation was introduced when small pox was purposefully injected into the skin of material from small pox pustules.
How many times can you get rubella?
In childhood, if not vaccinated, you can get the measles one time.A few years ago, it was advised that children who were vaccinated many decades ago get a booster in teenage years.For all people who have ever been exposed to or developed measles, people after age 50 can have Shingles. The virus that causes measles lies dormant in the body, when it can erupt again in late life. Shingles is a very painful outbreak, usually above nerves. It is often found around the waist, sides, and can affect the face and eyes.
