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Psoriasis: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? [PDF]
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease characterized by red, dry, itchy, and scaly patches of abnormal skin growth on the elbows, knees, and/or scalp, which can negatively impact a patient's quality of life and activities of daily living.
Marc M Kesselman+3 more
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Varicella: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? [PDF]
Editor,—I am in complete agreement with Dr Aebi that strategies for delivering varicella vaccine effectively are critical to the success of immunisation programmes.1 In the USA great efforts are being made in this direction. Nevertheless, despite the licensure of varicella vaccine for routine use in the United …
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Overview of vaccines and vaccination [PDF]
Of the 80-plus known infectious agents pathogenic for humans, there are now more than 30 vaccines against 26 mainly viral and bacterial infections and these greatly minimize subsequent disease and prevent death after exposure to those agents. This article describes the nature of the vaccines, from live attenuated agents to subunits, their efficacy and ...
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HIV: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? [PDF]
"Improbability of effective vaccination against human immunodeficiency virus ...", declares the title of a new paper by Dr Albert Sabin. But three immunologists see flaws in his argument.
Gordon Ada+2 more
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Livestock vaccines aim to increase livestock product and improve the health and welfare of livestock animals in a cost-efficient manner and prevent disease transmission. Successful livestock vaccines have been generated for pathogens including bacterial, viral, protozoan, and multicellular pathogens.
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Since vaccination was documented by Edward Jenner in 1798, it has become the most successful means of preventing infectious diseases, saving millions of lives every year. However, application of vaccines is currently not limited to the prevention of infectious diseases.
Jiskoot, W.+2 more
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Vaccines, Vaccination, and Vaccinology [PDF]
Although the demonstration in 1796 by Edward Jenner that vaccinia virus could protect against smallpox was epochal, he was following the path opened by the ancients who had used the smallpox virus itself in the practice of variolation. The work of Louis Pasteur on chicken cholera opened the way to vaccine development in the laboratory.
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Vaccine and Vaccination: On Field Research
Historically, vaccinations have enabled the eradication, elimination, and control of many debilitating diseases [...]
Francesca Gallè, Christian Napoli
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