Vaccination refers to a procedure in which the presence of an antigen stimulates the formation of antibodies. The antibodies act to protect the host from future exposure to the antigen. Vaccination is protective against infection without the need of...

Vaccination is the use of vaccines to prevent specific diseases. Many diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability, and death now can be prevented through the use of vaccines. Vaccines are medicines that contain weakened or dead bacteria or...

Immune stimulation refers to the stimulation of the immune system by an external source. The stimulation can confer a protective effect against microorganisms. As well, immune stimulation shows promise as a means of obtaining an immune response to...

The process whereby dead or attenuated PATHOGENIC organisms or toxins are introduced into the body in the form of a VACCINE with the aim of conferring increased resistance or immunity. The process of introduction of the vaccine to the body is often...

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material to produce immunity to a disease. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by a pathogen. The material administrated can either be live, but weakened forms of pathogens such as...

7. VACCINE RATIONALE FOR PREVENTION OF OTITIS MEDIA There is much interest in developing methods to prevent otitis media (OM). Otitis media is an enormous national health problem in terms of both human suffering and cost. Physicians treat children more often for...

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Federal health officials won't put new restrictions on the use of a mercury-based preservative in vaccines and other medicines, denying a petition that sought the limits because of health concerns. A group called the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs petitioned the...

Last year, dying children stood outside hospitals in northern India waiting for an empty bed during one of the worst encephalitis outbreaks in recent memory. Now, they're lining up again for hours to receive a shot that could save their...

Vaccines are liquid solutions containing dead or weakened forms of infectious microbes that are injected into the body to produce immunity from disease. Vaccinations typically work by inducing the immune system to generate antibodies that attack...