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What is la iv vaccines?
Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) is a type of influenza vaccine in the form of a nasal spray that used to be recommended to prevent influenza.
What is Hib disease caused by?
Hib disease is an infection caused by Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib).
What causes haemophilus influenza?
Haemophilus influenzae can cause pneumonia, but it is not what causes influenza. Influenza is a disease that is caused by a virus. Haemophilus influenzae is the name of a bacterium. It was originally thought to be the cause of influenza before they had discovered viruses, that is how a bacterium got the name with "influenzae" in it. This type of bacteria also can cause meningitis, septic arthritis, and many other infections, commonly in children under 5 who have immature immune systems. It is a bacterium that can be present without causing illness, unless the person has a suppressed immune system.when does influenza useally start
What is haemophilus influenzae b?
It is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia. Although the name sounds like influenza, it is unrelated to the flu, which is caused by viruses and not bacteria.
What is prevention of mentigitis?
The best way to prevent meningitis is to be vaccinated against it. Both Haemophilus influenza type B and Pneumococcal vaccines prevent meningitis.
What does the medical abbreviation HIB mean?
HIB stands for haemophilus influenzae type B. The HIB vaccine is given to infants to prevent certain types of respiratory infections.
How many different virus strains does the 2012-2013 seasonal influenza vaccine contain?
Two type A viruses and one Type B virus.
Can the flu give a false positive for mono?
Yes it can. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:The live attenuated influenza vaccine viruses in LAIV (seasonal vaccine and 2009 H1N1 monovalent vaccine) can cause a positive result on a rapid influenza diagnostic test. The tests are designed to detect influenza viruses and cannot differentiate between live attenuated and wild-type influenza viruses. A positive test in a person who recently (in the previous 7 days) received LAIV and who also has an influenza-like illness could be caused by either LAIV or wild-type influenza virus.
What is the correct classification for a licensed vaccine that contains a non-infectious form of the H1N1 flu virus?
LAIV - Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine for Type A H1N1/09 influenza. In the US, you could add that it is FDA Approved (Food and Drug Administration, the US licensing agent for prescription drugs.)
What is HIB vaccine?
It's a vaccine for a bacteria, Haemophilus influenzae type B. Thanks to the effective of the vaccines, most doctor these days have no idea what it was like before when it caused childhood menigintis, epiglottitis, pneumonia, ect. This is actually true with quite a few diseases like polio, smallpox, even chicken pox. It's so rare to see these because the vaccines were so effective that the parents are more concern about the side effects of the vaccines than the disease themselves. No one remembers what it was like before the vaccines!
What are the common vaccines used?
* Anthrax * Cervical Cancer (Human Papillomavirus) * Diphtheria * Hepatitis A * Hepatitis B * Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) * Human Papillomavirus (HPV) * Influenza (Flu) * Japanese encephalitis (JE) * Lyme disease Lyme disease vaccine no longer available in the United States. * Measles * Meningococcal * Monkeypox There is NO monkeypox vaccine. The smallpox vaccine is used for this disease. * Mumps * Pertussis * Pneumococcal * Polio * Rabies * Rotavirus * Rubella * Shingles (Herpes Zoster) * Smallpox * Tetanus * Typhoid * Tuberculosis (TB) * Varicella (Chickenpox) * Yellow Fever
What are some medical discoveries were made in the 80's?
the creation of the hepatitis B vaccine (1981) and haemophilus influensae type B vaccine (1985.
