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1) Antibodies bind to the pathogen to prevent them from entering or damaging cells
2) Antibodies coat the pathogen stimulating the removal of pathogen by macrophages and other cells
3) They trigger destruction of pathogens by stimulating other immune responses such as complement pathway
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What is the difference between vaccines and medications?
Vaccines prevent diseases, medications treat them.
Do vaccines kill viruses or horrible diseases?
Vaccines don't kill viruses or diseases; they prevent disease before you are infected.
Why have scientists developed all vaccines?
In hope to prevent diseases.
What is special about vaccines?
Because it helps to prevent certain diseases to immunize our body
Can you get the shingles vaccine if you have the shingles now?
No. Vaccines are to prevent diseases, not cure or treat them.
Do vaccine cure or prevent disease?
they prevent diseases very well but it is very hard to completely cure a disease so most vaccines strongly prevent diseases but there are always cases where the disease will break through.
Do vaccines work against viruses and bacteria?
No. Vaccines are not used for treatment. They are used as prevention.
What helps build resistance to diseases?
There are several ways to prevent diseases: vaccines, clean environment, looking for medical help when needed and doing medical check ups.
When do you use vaccines?
Vaccines are used to prevent infectious diseases. You use them before you get sick to avoid illness. Some vaccines are for use seasonally (e.g., flu vaccines) and some are used only at certain ages in the normal vaccination schedules. It depends very much on the type of vaccine and the diseases they are intended to prevent, the age of the patient, and the location where the patient lives and/or travels. Your health care professional can provide you a listing of the recommended types of and times for the vaccinations recommended for you.
What are ways to prevent or defend against diseases?
I depends on the disease. Viral diseases often have vaccines. Heart disease can be prevented with good diet and excercise. Mosquito borne diseases can be prevented by using insect repellent.
How are vaccines important in preventing virual disease?
Not all vaccines are for viruses. There are other diseases that are caused by bacteria. Both types will fight off the microbe that they were made to fight. Not so long ago, many children died of what we call childhood diseases. There was nothing that would prevent them.
Do all infections cause disease?
Yes, they both do. The difference is that you can cure diseases from bacteria but not from viruses. You can prevent both kinds with vaccines.
