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Explain how an active vaccine works to protect the human body?
A vaccine works by producing antibodies to immunize the body against the virus that vaccine is intended to protect against.
Is there a Hepatitis D vaccine?
Not specifically, but the HBV vaccine will protect against HDV.
What is the difference between vaccines and anitisera?
A vaccine protects against a future illness. An antiserum treats a current illness.
Is another term for H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine?
No, the "pneumonia vaccine" is to protect against several types of pneumonia that are common and will not protect against the A-H1N1/09 virus. See related questions below.
Why would a vaccine against polio not protect against chickenpox?
A vaccine for polio is specifically for polio and not for chickenpox. No more than trying to say that a hamburger is a salad.
What is mmr?
Its a 3in1 vaccine to protect against childhood illnesses measles, mumps and rubella measles, mumps, rubella vaccine
Why is the Diphtheria vaccine necessary?
It is a vaccine which protects against the pathogenic bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This bacteria causes an upper respiratory tract illness called Diphtheria.
A vaccine can protect you against a disease because it?
kills any pathogenic bacteria in your body
What is the scientific evidence for why children shouldn't have the MMR vaccine?
There is none. Vaccination helps protect them from the diseases, and the probability of serious illness or death from the three has decreased by huge amounts since the vaccine's introduction.
This bacteriologist discovered a process called transformation by accident while preparing a vaccine against pneumonia?
Frederick Griffith
How many types of HPV does the vaccine protect against?
Different HPV vaccines protect against different numbers of subtypes. There have been bivalent and tetravalent vaccines on the market to date. A new 9-valent vaccine was just approved in late 2014.
What is a FVRCP Vaccine?
This is a combination vaccine often used in veterinary medicine to protect cats against certain common illnesses, mostly upper respiratory viruses.
