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Vaccines are carefully prepared to give our immune system a sample of a disease causing bug/organism so as to induce it to make anti bodies against the bug and store it in the 'immunologic memory' so to speak...
so basically you are given a disease infection (in its mildest,safest form) so that the next time your body detects that it has been exposed to the real deal,it is ready with hundreds of thousands of cells churning out antibodies that decimate the infection.
vaccines can be a toned down version of a live bug (oral polio vacc), a dead organism (inj.polio vacc), parts of an organism (meningococcal) or just a sample of the toxin produced (tetanus)...
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The H1N1 vaccine unsafe?
Well, The vaccine has a risk, u must consider, which is better getting swine flu or the risk. The risk is getting A weaken version of the Swine flu. In worst cases, u can get another disease. Some times the vaccine can cause the immune system to attack ur nervous system, and no one knows why. Taking the swine vaccine is very new so, the doc are not sure what will happen. I personally think, its a good idea to take it unless u have health issues like asthma. Hope this helps. =]
How does a DNA vaccine prevent future disease?
A DNA vaccine contains DNA from a pathogen but cannot cause disease. When the vaccine is injected into a patient, the DNA directs the synthesis of a protein. Antibodies are produced by the body against the protein. If the patient contracts the disease in the future, the antibodies in his or her body will be able to provide protection.
Can chickenpox vaccine cause shingles?
Chickenpox vaccine does not cause shingles directly, but the virus, like naturally-caught virus, stays in the spinal cord and may be reactivated later to cause herpes. The chances are lower with chickenpox vaccine than with chickenpox disease.
How is smallpox disease treated?
Small pox is considered eraticated. Has been ever sense a vaccine was created using a similiar but not as deadly pox-like disease that had something to do with cattle.
Should you get chickenpox vaccine if you already had the disease?
My Daughter age 9 has Chickenpox at the moment and she has been immunised against it, as far as i am aware, the Vaccine does not prevent you from getting the disease at all it just helps to lessen the severity!! My daughter has not got a very bad case of it at all, she was quite unwell for the first day with a mild fever and a few blisters popping up but the next day she was running around like nothing was wrong, her biggest complaint has been that she is itchy, but oatmeal in the bath worked the best in this case!!
How did Edward Jenner discover the smallpox?
He did not discover much about the actual disease, but he came up with the vaccine. the first EVER vaccine.
Why Get the Hepatitis B Vaccine?
To keep from getting hepatitis A - it is a liver disease from drinking contaminated water/ eating contaminated food. you should get this shot to decrease the risk of being contaminated (your food may become contaminated but it will prevent you from getting the disease
When was a vaccine for leprosy created?
There is no widely recognized vaccine for leprosy (Hansen's disease) like there are for many other diseases. However, the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, primarily used for tuberculosis, has shown some effectiveness in providing protection against leprosy. This use of BCG as a leprosy vaccine began in the 1980s, but it is not a formal vaccine specifically designed for leprosy. Efforts to develop a dedicated leprosy vaccine continue, but as of now, no specific vaccine has been approved for widespread use against leprosy.
What will a real zombie outbreak be like?
Actually there are zombies but not the thing your thinking of ur not actually eating people or dead you have a disease that is very contagious and the slightest touch can give u that but luckily there is a vaccine to the harmful disease
Is heart disease inherited?
It is not inherited like say.. Sickle Cell Anemia, but if you have a family history of Heart disease, you do have a higher chance of getting it.
Can you sue your spouse for addictions and loss of income?
Addiction is a disease. If they have gotten treatment, it would be like suing someone for getting chemotherapy....or for having cancer. Just leave them if you can't handle it. The suing part shows your disease.....being controlling and vengeful. Sounds like you probably need some counselling.
What is the difference between health promotion and health prevention?
Health promotion is more on advocating the need to be healthy like having awareness lectures and forums while health prevention is more on doing what needs to be done in order to be healthy like the act of getting a vaccine or using physical protective equipments.
