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It wouldn't work. You must introduce the specific viruses that cause influenza to prevent the flu. Cowpox vaccines would be used for preventing cowpox (or some infections by closely related other poxviruses).
A similar virus to cowpox virus is Vaccinia virus which is the type of pox virus that was used to produce the vaccines originally developed and used to prevent smallpox. Smallpox is now eradicated from the wild thanks to worldwide use of smallpox vaccines made from Vaccinia.
Despite its name, cowpox virus does not infect cows, it infects mice, rats and other rodents.
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What is the cowpox prevention?
it is when you prevent your self from cowpox !! x
Can dogs cause cowpox to humans?
no hey can give you flu
What is homeotherapy?
Homeotherapy is using a similar disease to prevent a disease like cowpox was used to cure smallpox.
What is a sentence using the word inoculate?
You must inoculate your pets against rabies. The killed cowpox vaccine was used to inoculate people against smallpox.
Flu shot to prevent?
I bet it is to prevent the Flu.
If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?
The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.
What is an immunization commonly known as a flu shot given to prevent?
A flu shot will prevent the type of influenza virus or viruses that have been used to make the vaccine. A,nd it may sometimes protect against a different, but very similar, strain.
Why did the cowpox antibodies prevent people from getting smallpox as well?
Cowpox was a less harmful version of smallpox. So their bodies created antibodies for the cowpox which in turn could kill the smallpox cells.
Does chickenpox vaccine prevent the flu?
no
Can we prevent swin flu?
Not anymore, No.
Is yoga therapy used to prevent or illness?
Yes, Yoga can prevent and treat respiratory illness such as colds and flu and it can help to normalize blood pressure.
Is there anything that fights off the flu besides flu shots?
There is a drug called Tamiflu that is an anti-viral drug that is used to help your immune system fight the flu. Flu vaccinations prevent the flu but they do not fight the flu if you already have it. The vaccines can be administered either by injection as a flu shot or can be given by intra-nasal route with a nasal spray preparation.
