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The importance of immunizations:
Immunization is key to preventing disease among the general population.
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Immunizations - general overview
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Immunizations - Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
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Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
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Adults Immunization Schedule Introduction
Tetanus-Diphtheria
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Influenza
Hepatitis A and B
Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Meningococcal Infections
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What are immunizations?
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Vaccines have made certain childhood diseases rare in this country. Find out more about vaccines by taking this quiz, based in part on information from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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The circulatory system is comprised of both red blood cells and white blood cells. White blood cells are part of the immune system and continuously fight infection.
Immunization administered during adulthood includes:
Chickenpox
Influenza
Hepatitis A and/or B
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPV)
Polio
Shingles
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DT immunization: DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals who have had a significant adverse reaction to a DPT shot or who have a personal or family history of a seizure disorder ...
Immunizations, also known as vaccines, work by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies, which can fight infections and prevent you from becoming ill.
Immunization laws vary among states. In Iowa, the following vaccines are required before a child enters any licensed child care facility or school: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella.
Immunizations Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Review Date: 02/14/2007
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy; previously reviewed by Harvey Simon, M.D.
IMMUNIZATIONS/VACCINES
The AAP believes that vaccines are one of the most successful medical advances of all time, but understands that parents may have questions about vaccines and their children.
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Newborn Immunizations
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccine-preventable childhood diseases in the United States are near an all-time low.
Immunizations are associated with certain well-known risks. However, they are often associated with risks that have not been proven, such as a possible connection between autism and immunizations.
Immunizations help protect you from serious, preventable diseases. Keeping up to date with immunizations helps you stay healthy. As an adult, you need to be immunized against tetanus and diphtheria.
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Immunization is key to preventing disease among the general population. Vaccines benefit both the people who receive them, and the vulnerable, unvaccinated people around them, because the infection can no longer spread.
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Immunization is the act of receiving a vaccine. Immunity is the ability of the body to recognize specific infecting organisms as foreign and thereby protect against them.
How can I become immune (protected)?
Alloimmunization against RBCs
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Anti-HLA hyperimmunization is an increase in anti-HLA antigens mostly seen in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients that have undergone hemodialysis and polytransfusion.
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Immunizations help protect you or your child from disease. Most are given as shots. They are sometimes called vaccines, or vaccinations.
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Fussiness, fever, and pain
Children may need extra love and care after getting immunized - because the shots that keep them from getting serious diseases can also cause discomfort for a while.
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Natural immunity provided by antibodies or induced immunity via inoculations.
Tuberculosis
Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of mycobacterium.
Immunization information for persons with HIV:
Ask your physician about special vaccinations which may be necessary before you travel. Make sure all of your routine immunizations are up-to-date.
Immunization The act of inducing antibody formation leading to immunity.
immunization-vaccination or other process that induces protection (immunity) against infection or disease caused by a microbe.
infection-a state in which disease-causing microbes have invaded or multiplied in body tissues.
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The hepatitis B vaccine is important. There is an increased risk of exposure to hepatitis with frequent infusions of blood products.
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Vaccination against paratyphoid fever is not necessary within the United States but is recommended for travel to countries with high rates of enteric fever.
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Your doctor will likely recommend that you are vaccinated against the hepatitis A and B viruses. These are separate viruses that can also cause liver damage and complicate treatment of hepatitis C.
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Immunizations:Influenza vaccine is recommended annually before the influenza season.
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The procedure by which specific antibodies are induced in the body tissue.
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Immunization: The act of bolstering the immune system against a specific disease. An example of man made immunization is vaccination. Immunization stimulates the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the body.
Autoimmunization: The induction in an individual of an immune response to its own cells.
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Viral Hepatitis B - 1994
In 1994, 62 cases of acute clinical hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection were reported. The number of acute HBV infections has been declining annually since 1988.
Immunization for pneumococcal pneumonia is recommended for children under two years old, adults 65 or older, and others at risk.
Immunizations - general overview
The hepatitis A vaccine protects you against a type of liver infection called hepatitis A. The vaccine will not protect you from other types of hepatitis.
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Immunization with HiB vaccine according to recommended schedules generally will prevent most hemophilus infection in children.
Immunizations or a lack of immunizations. Some people believe that the multiple vaccinations American infants receive may play a role in SIDS.
Immunization and Vaccination: Cost-Effective Disease Prevention
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Immunization designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB),
a bacteria responsible for a range of serious "invasive" diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and epiglottitis with airway obstruction.
Immunization Guidelines for a Healthy Pregnancy
Web page with information about immunization for your child
What Shots Does My Baby Need and When?
Immunization experts recommended this week that all children from 6 months through 18 years of age receive an annual influenza vaccine. The previous flu vaccination recommendation was for children from 6 months to 59 months of age (5 years old).
Immunization can be given to women of childbearing age. They should avoid getting pregnant within three months of the vaccine. The vaccine offers most a lifelong protection against rubella infection.
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The MMR vaccine is a "3-in-1" vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella -- all of which are potentially serious diseases of childhood.
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Immunization against pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza is recommended for individuals with chronic bronchitis because of the increased risk of complications and prolonged recovery time if acute respiratory diseases develop.
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Ongoing Research
Scientists are developing and testing novel biological agents to selectively block parts of the immune system.
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