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True or false some diseases can be prevented with vaccines?
true.
How do vaccines protect the body from diseases?
A vaccines helps because they put some of the disease in your body then your body can get use to it so if you get that disease your body can easily fight it out of you!
Are there vaccines against parasites?
Vaccines against parasites are limited compared to vaccines against viruses and bacteria. Some examples include vaccines against malaria, such as Mosquirix. Research is ongoing to develop more vaccines against parasitic infections like hookworms and schistosomiasis.
What diseases do vaccines cure?
Vaccines do not "cure" diseases, but they can prevent serious illnesses by helping the body build immunity against specific viruses or bacteria. Some diseases that can be prevented by vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.
A Vaccination is the most effective tool for?
preventing infectious diseases by stimulating the immune system to produce an immune response without causing the disease itself. This helps protect individuals and communities by building immunity and reducing the spread of diseases.
When do you use vaccines?
Vaccines are used to prevent infectious diseases. You use them before you get sick to avoid illness. Some vaccines are for use seasonally (e.g., flu vaccines) and some are used only at certain ages in the normal vaccination schedules. It depends very much on the type of vaccine and the diseases they are intended to prevent, the age of the patient, and the location where the patient lives and/or travels. Your health care professional can provide you a listing of the recommended types of and times for the vaccinations recommended for you.
Do vaccines work against viruses and bacteria?
No. Vaccines are not used for treatment. They are used as prevention.
Can vaccines be used to prevent some bacterial infections?
Yes, vaccines can be used to prevent certain bacterial infections by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against specific bacteria. Examples include the vaccines for tetanus, pertussis, and pneumococcal infections. Vaccines have been successful in reducing the incidence of these bacterial diseases.
DNA technology is being used to develop crop plants that are?
resistant to some diseases
Why there are vaccines only for some diseases?
Vaccines are available for disease-causing germs that remain the same. Â?Not all germs/viruses remain the same. Â?The 'flu virus changes or mutates millions of times a day. Â?It is because they are constantly changing that it isn't possible to make vaccines against many of them.
Are all vaccines efficient?
No, not quite all. Some diseases just don't go down without a long hard fight regardless of what you have done to prepare for it.
Why are some vaccines not suitable for all diseases?
Simply put there are to many diseases. Some of the existing vaccines, pneumovax for example,only protect against a certain bacteria, and the flu vaccine is redeveloped each year to protect against the strain that is predicted to be the most prevalent. Others, like shingles vaccine protect against the disease, do NOT guarantee immunity but help to lessen the severity and pain associated with the disease.
