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Did You Know? - About Vaccines
A vaccine typically contains a small amount of an agent that resembles a microorganism.
The term vaccine came from Edward Jenner in 1796 from the term cow pox and adapted from the Latin vaccin-us, from vacca cow.
When two or more vaccines are mixed together in the same formulation, the two vaccines can interfere.
The polio vaccine was developed in the 1950s.
In recent years, a new type of vaccine called DNA vaccination, created from an infectious agent's DNA, has been developed. (DNA vaccination is still experimental.)
Rubella, polio, measles, mumps, chickenpox, and typhoid are nowhere near as common today as they were a hundred years ago.
The body's immune system recognizes vaccine agents as foreign and destroys them, but always "remembers" them.
Smallpox is one of the most contagious and deadly diseases known to man.
The most common infant vaccinations and boosters are for measles, tetanus, influenza, and pneumonia.
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Other Articles In The March Issue
- Introduction
- Healthy Feedback
- The Aspartame Train - All Aboard?
- What is a Hair Analysis?
- Child's Aspartame Case History
- Q & A with Dr. Hull
- Did You Know? About Chlorine In Splenda
- Healthy Recipes
- Big Corporations: Whose Interests Are At Heart? - Part 2
Other Articles In This Category
- Having Trouble Sleeping - Did You Know? - February 2010
- Did You Know? - January 2010
- Did You Know? - December 2009
- Did You Know? - About November - November 2009
- Did You Know? - About Vaccines - October 2009
