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What virus was first vaccinated for?
smallpox was the first virus that was vaccinated for
What is one disease most children vaccinated against?
Smallpox and polio. There are several other diseases that are vaccinated against - whooping cough to name just one.
What is one disease most children are vaccinated against?
Smallpox and polio. There are several other diseases that are vaccinated against - whooping cough to name just one.
Are children in India vaccinated?
Children in India are vaccinated.
Why do children get vaccinations?
Children are vaccinated against several diseases: polio, smallpox, to name two, in order to create antibodies in their blood. These antibodies will help to fight off any attack in the future by the polio, smallpox viruses. <><><><><><><><><><><><><> To add to the very good answer above- I am an old guy (great grandfather) When I was a child, there were many diseases that you could catch- measles, chicken pox, polio, diphtheria, typhus, smallpox- and each year, children died from those diseases. Being vaccinated against those diseases keeps you from catching those diseases- and that means that children do not die, but live to grow up.
Are there vaccines that are no longer necessary for children because the disease they protect against is extinct?
Children in the United States are no longer vaccinated against smallpox, as that has been eliminated from earth, in the view of the WHO. Children in Europe are, or until recently were, still vaccinated against it. Polio was almost eradicated from earth, but vaccination programs got sloppy in some areas and it is now in a mild resurgence in some parts in the world.
Does smallpox vaccine come from cows?
The smallpox vaccine comes from cows. Most diseases you a weakened form of the disease. However the smallpox vaccine is brought from cowpox. (closely related to smallpox but not as dangerous). You cannot get this vaccine anymore and if you did it would result in a bad reaction.
Is there a scapegoat for smallpox?
There is no known scapegoat for the disease smallpox, but it can be vaccinated with the pus from the 'spots' caused by the similar infection known as cowpox. As a result, smallpox was the first disease to have been permanently wiped off the face of the earth, and it is so far the only one.
What type of smallpox immunization was used in 1940?
Immunization against smallpox has, for centuries, been infection with live vaccinia virus.
Does the smallpox vaccine wear off?
The devil is in the details of exactly what you are referring to here. Do you mean: Can a person who has been vaccinated against smallpox then catch it at a later date, and while not getting sick from it, transmit it to others? Ans: In general, no. The vaccination not only keeps you healthy, but stops the virus in your body. Can a person who has recently been vaccinated against smallpox pass on smallpox to someone else? Ans: No, we don't use weakened variola virus (smallpox virus) to inoculate people. Can a person who has been recently vaccinated against smallpox using the standard live vaccinia virus type vaccine pass on a vaccinia virus infection to other people? Ans: Yes! And, it can be dangerous. That's why people should be careful with their fresh smallpox vaccination wounds. Can a person who has been recently vaccinated with the newest MVA-type smallpox vaccinations pass on a vaccinia infection on to others? Ans: No. At least theoretically not. But, it's so new, we can't say for absolute certain.
Did the Vietcong amputate the arms of the vaccinated children?
No
Do british children gets vaccinated?
Yes
