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A vaccine is recommended for people at high risk (trappers, hunters, and laboratory workers who work with the organism.
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Prevention involves avoiding areas known to harbor ticks and flies, or the appropriate use of insect repellents. Hunters should wear gloves when skinning animals or preparing meat. Others (butchers, game wardens, veterinarians) who work with anima...
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A cancer vaccine is a method of treating the disease involving administration of one or more substances characteristic of the cancer, called antigens, often in combination with factors that boost immune function. This induces the patient ' s immune system to attack and eliminate the cancerous cells.
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Earaches are common during childhood, but a vaccine can ease the pain for thousands of kids.
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Before an English country doctor named Edward Jenner stepped forward to attack it, smallpox killed people by the thousands.
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Vaccines protect your community, as well as your children. When more children get their shots, it's less likely that an outbreak can spread.
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Vaccines have been approved for adults that protect against shingles and whooping cough.
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Is "killed virus" the same as an inactive virus in vaccines?
Henry (Hank) Bernstein, D.O. is a Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School. Formerly the Associate Chief of General Pediatrics and Director of Primary Care at Children's Hospital Boston, he currently is the Chief of General Academic Pediatrics at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. He has extensive and varied experience as a primary care pediatrician, and is a spokesperson for the news media on a variety of pediatric health care topics, including vaccination, common childhood illnesses, and practical information for caregivers.
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How often do you need to have a Pneumovax injection?
Anthony Komaroff, M.D., is professor of medicine and editor-in-chief of Harvard Health Publications at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Komaroff also is senior physician and was formerly director of the Division of General Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Komaroff has served on various advisory committees to the federal government, and is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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I have started the three-shot series for Gardasil. I would like to get pregnant. How long after finishing the vaccines should I wait to get pregnant?
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I was inquiring about the HPV vaccine. I have read that it is recommended for girls between the ages of 9 and 26. I am 27. Does that mean that the shot would not work for me?
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