Vaccination

Rabies: Vaccines
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Rabies is on the rise again in America, after years of decline. Vaccines are the only line of defense for humans exposed to the disease. The biggest challenge in this country is controlling the disease in wild animals.

Colds and Flu Vaccine
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The most important tool for fighting the everchanging flu virus is immunization by a killed virus vaccine licensed by FDA. The vaccine is made from highly purified, egg-grown viruses that have been made noninfectious.

Vaccine Safety
by US Department of Health and Human Services
Many dread diseases - such as smallpox, polio, rubella, and whooping cough--have been eradicated or become rare, thanks to widespread inoculation. But some people still have questions about the safety of vaccines.

Lyme Disease : Treatment, Vaccines
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A vaccine is usually made from a killed microbe, or part of it, that signals the immune system to mount an attack. A Lyme disease vaccine containing a protein from the surface of the spirochete, called Osp A, is being evaluated in humans.

Pertussis Vaccine Offers Prevention Alternative
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Though both vaccines are considered safe, a new vaccine for whooping cough offers immunity with fewer reported side effects than the older version. The pertussis vaccine is given in combination with diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in a series of five DTP

Bacterial Meningitis: Vaccines, Antibiotics
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Bacterial meningitis is a particular concern in children. Left untreated, it can be fatal. Fortunately, antibiotics can usually halt its progress, and vaccinating babies can often stop the leading agent of this disease dead in its tracks.

Post-Polio Management, Vaccine Conquers Killer
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In treating the post-polio person, the doctor must first rule out or treat other conditions that may be causing loss of muscle function, especially as they affect breathing capacity. This includes a thorough medical history and physical examination, as we

Vaccine from Rabid Rabbits
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A small dog raced wildly along the sidewalk, a black and white blur among children on their way to school. It stopped only for an instant - just long enough to bite a boy on the ankle - and then was gone.

Hepatitis B Vaccine Safe
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, reported cases of acute hepatitis B continued to increase after the first vaccine was introduced in 1982 and reached a peak in 1985.

Vaccine for Chickenpox
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The days when nearly everyone spent a week of their childhood with the itchy, miserable rash of chickenpox may be on the wane. Last March 17, the Food and Drug Administration licensed a new vaccine, Varivax (varicella virus vaccine live).

Cervical Cancer Virus Vaccine Lasts Four Years
by National Cancer Institute
An experimental vaccine that protects against two types of a virus that can cause cervical cancer remained highly effective for up to 4.5 years and caused very few adverse effects, an international team of researchers reports.

HPV Vaccine
by National Cancer Institute
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States. At least 70 percent of sexually active persons will be infected with genital HPV at some time in their lives. HPV infects both men and women.

What is Anthrax? Transmission, Symptoms, Vaccine
by CDC
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores)