Live attenuated influenza vaccines have been shown to provide better immune responses to
protect against influenza.
But, she adds, «the best way to
protect yourself against influenza is to get vaccinated.»
The researchers said that identifying this virus sensor, called ZBP1, offers the hope of developing drugs to
protect against influenza's sometimes lethal complication of pneumonia.
New Scientist echoed the point in an editorial: «If the purpose of the Microbiological Research Establishment is to learn to make vaccines and devise other measures to protect the country against man - made epidemics — just as we try to
protect ourselves against influenza or measles — then there is every reason to bring the establishment under the Ministry of Health» («Porton — the infection spreads», 30 May 1968).
But green tea also contains powerful anti-viral components that may
protect against the Influenza virus.
In 1942, after the discovery of influenza B, a bivalent vaccine, which
protected against influenza A and influenza B, was produced.
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Protecting against influenza (flu): advice for caregivers of young children.
Studies have shown that flu vaccines work better at
protecting against influenza B or influenza A H1N1 viruses than influenza A H3N2.
Canine Influenza Vaccine H3N8
protects against this influenza, a highly contagious respiratory infection.
FYI - If your pet has previously received a canine influenza vaccine, that vaccine
protects against the influenza strain H3N8, but does not protect against the new strain, H3N2.
Not exact matches
GSK markets 39 pediatric, adolescent, adult, and traveler vaccines designed to
protect against 21 diseases, including hepatitis, meningitis,
influenza, pneumococcal disease, and rotavirus.
Your baby will be getting the second dose of the 5 - in - 1 injection which
protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio and Hib (haemophilus
influenza type B).
Additionally, the mother's immunity obtained by vaccination
against tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and
influenza can
protect the baby from these diseases, and breastfeeding can reduce fever rate after infant immunization.
The Hep B vaccine (or HBV)
protects against the virus that causes hepatitis B; the DTaP vaccine
protects against the viruses that cause diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough); the PCV (pneumococcal vaccine)
protects against the cause of bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and ear infections; the Hib vaccine
protects against Haemophilus
influenzae type b bacteria (which can also cause bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, or epiglottitis); and the rotavirus oral vaccine
protects against a virus that causes the stomach flu.
Public Health Thank You Day 2013 honors all those health heroes who keep our drinking water safe and air clean, administer vaccines, track and investigate infections, educate residents with chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, provide cancer screening services, administer pest control programs and
protect us
against imminent threats to our health such as
influenza, foodborne illnesses and natural disasters.
(The current version of the M2 vaccine would
protect only
against influenza A, the type that has launched pandemics.)
Annual flu vaccines are formulated to
protect against one type of
influenza B and two strains of
influenza A, one H3N2 strain and one H1N1 strain.
Each year, scientists create an
influenza (flu) vaccine that
protects against a few specific
influenza strains that researchers predict are going to be the most common during that year.
In a series of experiments, the researchers found that 95 % of mice vaccinated with the investigational cocktail were
protected against a lethal challenge with eight different
influenza strains expressing seven different
influenza A subtypes, compared to only 5 % of mice who received mock vaccinations.
Studies even floated the idea that statins could
protect against cancer and
influenza (SN: 5/5/12, p. 30).
These antibodies
protect against certain strains of
influenza virus in the vaccine, but may not provide thorough protection
against other strains of flu that may be present.
Data from in vivo mouse models indicate that delivery of the DMAb sequence for the
influenza A-targeted monoclonal antibody
protected against lethal doses of two very different, clinically relevant
influenza A viruses.
The latest study is the most thorough large - scale study to date of the risk of febrile seizures following inoculation with the DTaP - IPV - Hib vaccine, which
protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough), as well as polio and Haemophilus
influenzae type b.
This one - two punch
protected the test subjects
against influenza A viruses that had emerged in 1934 and 2007, and other experiments showed that the antibodies it generated successfully neutralized a wide variety of flu strains.
A team led by Ron Dagan, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Soroka University Medical Center in Beer - Sheva, Israel, wanted to know if a new pneumococcal vaccine based on tetanus toxoid would change infants» immune responses to the standard regimen of vaccines, including those for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), and Haemophilus
influenzae type B, which
protects against meningitis.
High - dose
influenza vaccine is 24 percent more effective than the standard - dose vaccine in
protecting persons ages 65 and over
against influenza illness and its complications, according to a Vanderbilt - led study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
Investigators showed the new strategy
protected mice — vaccinated
against the H3N2
influenza A flu strain, which causes mild disease — from succumbing to the more dangerous H5N1 and H7N9 strains weeks later.
The antibodies
against H7subtype viruses exhibit «remarkable neutralizing potency,» and thus may represent a new way to
protect people who have been exposed to or infected by avian
influenza, they reported today in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Kang's primary research focuses on designing and developing effective vaccines
against viral diseases such as
influenza virus and RSV, but he partnered with a university and research institutes in South Korea that wanted international collaborative projects to study if ginseng can be used to improve health and
protect against disease because of the potential benefit in fighting these viruses.
Guidelines recommend that vaccinations should be used to
protect against certain infections, such as
influenza and pneumonia.
The fundamental purpose of this work was to provide information critical to
protect public health and to develop measures effective
against future
influenza pandemics.
According to WHO statistics, 300 million people are vaccinated
against the flu each year, receiving an immunization with a cocktail of weakened strains of
influenza A (varieties H3N2 and H1N1), along with the
influenza B virus to
protect against a full infection.
Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center studied the impact of text message reminders for the second dose of
influenza vaccine required for many young children to
protect them
against the virus.
This protein can
protect cultured human cells from avian
influenza viruses but is ineffective
against strains that have acquired the ability to infect humans.
As vaccine recipients, we usually think only of the ability of the vaccine to
protect us
against a specific disease, but here the effects on the whole population and on the
influenza virus itself are being considered.
January 10, 2011 H1N1 pandemic points to vaccine strategy for multiple flu strains Although the 2009 H1N1
influenza pandemic infected an estimated 60 million people and hospitalized more than 250,000 in the United States, it also brought one significant benefit — clues about how to make a vaccine that could
protect against multiple strains of
influenza.
«
Influenza yearly protection is important for preventing the flu,» said Spicehandler, who is co-chief of infectious diseases at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y. «Each year the vaccine is made up of different strains to
protect against what viruses are prevalent.»
(Naturalhealth365) As researchers have learned, having healthy levels of vitamin D can
protect against diseases such as cancer, pneumonia,
influenza and Alzheimer's disease.
However, you can get a yearly vaccine that
protects against many common
influenza strains.
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is biopharmaceutical company that focuses on research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines that
protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A and B, seasonal
influenza, H5N1 pandemic
influenza and mumps, as well as animal rabies vaccine.
«If you want to have a proactive strategy to
protect against the unpredictability of canine
influenza virus, the best preventive strategy is vaccination,» said Crawford.»
We also carry the H3N8 vaccine to
protect against the other know canine
influenza vaccination H3H8.
Vaccinations are available and veterinarians say it's the best way to
protect against the canine
influenza virus.
There is an approved vaccine to
protect dogs
against canine
influenza A H3N8 available in the United States.
«Zoetis offers a complete line of vaccines for protection from common equine diseases, including WEST NILE - INNOVATOR ®, to help
protect against West Nile virus, and FLUVAC INNOVATOR, to help
protect against equine
influenza virus and EHV - 1 and EHV - 4.
«Pfizer Animal Health is committed to monitoring swine
influenza viruses and bringing to the market vaccines that help
protect against SIV strains circulating in pork production systems today,» said Kuhn.
We carry a bivalent vaccine, which
protects against both strains of Canine
Influenza (H3N8 and H3N2).
The specific strand of the virus has been identified as H3N2
influenza, and we carry the vaccine that
protects your pet
against it.
We carry vaccines that
protect against both strains of canine
influenza virus (H3N8 and H3N2) to help
protect your pet.
Pet owners can take action to
protect their family pets
against the spread of this
influenza virus.