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A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute.

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These reactions, which also occur in response to other vaccines, are potentially fatal.

Your dog will require a parvo booster vaccine when he reaches his first birthday, and subsequent booster vaccines every one to three years thereafter, depending on the veterinarian's advice.

The use of high-titer canine parvovirus vaccines also appears to help offer the puppy some protection, even during the open window when the titers begin to drop in the puppy's bloodstream.

Unlike traditional vaccines, cancer vaccines do not prevent cancer but are designed to treat existing disease.

Vaccines prepared from purified subunits of adenovirus were as of 2004 under investigation.

As of 2004 there were no herpes vaccines available, although herpes vaccines were in research and development.

For patients who have normal levels of immunoglobulins and normal antibody responses to vaccines, immunization with influenza and pneumococcal vaccines may be helpful.

For patients with total IgG deficiencies or patients who have problems making normal antibody responses to vaccines, therapy with gammaglobulin may be indicated.

Measles vaccines are usually given to children at about 15 months of age; prior to that age, the baby's immune system is not mature enough to initiate a reaction strong enough to insure long-term protection from the virus.

Rubella vaccine is usually given in conjunction with measles and mumps vaccines in a shot referred to as MMR (mumps, measles, and rubella).

Many children as of 2004 routinely receive vaccines against meningitis, starting at about two months of age.

If a child has not been vaccinated, parents should talk to their doctor about the Hib and pneumococcal (Prevnar 7) vaccines.

Vaccines are available for both meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis.

Specifically, there are vaccines against Hib and against some strains of N. meningitidis and many types of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

The vaccines against Hib are very safe and highly effective.

There are also vaccines to prevent meningitis due to S. pneumoniae, which can also prevent other forms of infection due to S. pneumoniae.

As of 2004, there were no vaccines against RSV.

The Hib vaccine is routinely given at the same time as other childhood vaccines.

Many diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability, and death are now prevented by vaccines in developed countries.

Vaccines are medicines that contain weakened or dead bacteria or viruses.

Vaccines also stimulate the cellular immune system.

Vaccines contain antigens (weakened or dead viruses, bacteria, and fungi that cause disease and infection).

In 1960 there were only five vaccines in eight shots.

As of 2004, children receive 11 different vaccines given in up to 20 shots by age two years.

Several vaccines are delivered in one injection, such as the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combinations.

Some vaccines, such as the rabies vaccine, are given only when a child comes in contact with the virus that causes the disease, such as through a dog bite.

Recommendations for other vaccines and immunobiologic medicines depend on the child's health status or area of world where the family might travel.

In addition the uses discussed above, vaccines are available for preventing anthrax, cholera, plague, tuberculosis, and yellow fever.

Most vaccines are given as injections, but a few are taken orally.

The administration of vaccines to meet travel requirements should not interfere with or postpone any of the routine childhood immunizations.

If necessary, the routine immunization schedule can be accelerated to give as many vaccines as possible before departure.

Vaccines are not always effective, and there is no way to predict whether a vaccine will "take" in any particular child.

An increase in the number of vaccines given to children and the increased percentage of children receiving vaccines has resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of vaccine-preventable diseases.

In the United States, most young parents as of 2004 had never seen many of diseases that vaccines prevent.

There are vaccines for the youngest age group at risk for developing the disease and known to develop a satisfactory antibody response to the vaccination.

Vaccines may cause problems for children with certain allergies.

Also, some vaccines, including those for influenza, measles, and mumps, are grown in the laboratory in fluids of chick embryos, and should not be given to children who are allergic to eggs.

Children with other medical conditions should be given vaccines with caution.

Vaccines that cause fever as a side effect may trigger seizures in people who have a history of seizures caused by fever.

Certain vaccines are not recommended during pregnancy.

Women should avoid becoming pregnant for three months after taking rubella vaccine, measles vaccine, mumps vaccine, or the combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) as these vaccines may cause problems in the unborn baby.

Most side effects from vaccines are minor and easily treated.

Rarely, vaccines may cause severe allergic reactions, swelling of the brain, or seizures.

Vaccines may interact with other medicines and medical treatments.

Radiation therapy and cancer drugs may reduce the effectiveness of many vaccines or may increase the chance of side effects.

All vaccines used for routine child vaccinations in the United States may be given simultaneously.

There is no evidence that simultaneous administration of vaccines either reduces vaccine effectiveness or increases the risk of adverse events.

The only vaccines which should not be given at the same time are cholera and yellow fever vaccines.

Some vaccines are mixed in one solution, such as measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combination.