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Measles vaccine prevents from measles and is administered to children of 18 months with a second dose before age of 4 or 5 years.
Vaccine 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 cells of lymphocytes (White blood cells) detect the type of viruses in it. Then B cells of 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.
The person who has once caught measles also has the antibodies against measles viruses after the actual viruses entered the body and caused illness. Therefore the patient will recover within a week without using the vaccine.This person can not get measles again in life because the antibodies against measeles are already produced for prevntion by catching measles once. These antibodies are memory cell for this specific type of viruses.
The vaccine of measles does not cure but it is used for prevention because it helps in production of antibodies against measles without causing illness.
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Can measles be prevented?
yes measles can be prevented there is a common vaccine given to children containing live measles. It is given in a series of two shots the first of which is given at 15 months. The second shot is generally given before Kindergarten and is almost always a school requirement.
Is measles is an infectious disease?
Virus known as the Measles Virus, both the disease and virus share the same name.
What individuals should never receive the measles vaccine?
Measles vaccine should not be given to a pregnant woman, however, in spite of the seriousness of gestational measles.
Is there a measles vaccine?
yes there is
What can MMR vaccine for measles prevent?
Measles, Mumps, Rubella.
Can Typhoid be prevented?
the typhoid disease is prevented with a vaccine called typhoid vaccine
What is mmr?
Its a 3in1 vaccine to protect against childhood illnesses measles, mumps and rubella measles, mumps, rubella vaccine
Can you get measles if vaccinated as a child?
It is possible but rare to get measles after being vaccinated as a child. The measles vaccine is highly effective, but no vaccine is 100% perfect. In some cases, the immunity provided by the vaccine may wane over time or the vaccine may not have conferred full immunity.
What are drugs used for vaccine in measles?
The drug used for the measles vaccine is typically a live attenuated virus called the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. It helps the immune system develop protective antibodies against the measles virus, preventing infection and providing immunity.
What type of vaccine is live measles virus?
Attenuated whole-agent vaccine
What is rubella vaccine used for?
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella) is the vaccine used to prevent rubella.
Is vaccine is indicated to a case of measles?
Yes
