| Description |
xxi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part 1 Why vaccinate?: infectious diseases of humans; a short history of vaccines and vaccination; current vaccines and vaccination procedures; how vaccines work -- the immune response to infectious agents and vaccines; vaccine efficacy and the variation in individual responses; vaccine safety; the crowning achievement -- the eradication/elimination of some human infectious diseases; addressing parental concerns. Part 2 They way ahead: new approaches to vaccine development and immunization practices; the challenge of making vaccines against HIV and malaria; the potential for the control of non-communicable diseases by vaccination or immunotherapy -- immunotherapy to control autoimmune diseases, immunotherapy to control/cure cancers, vaccines to control human fertility |
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Why vaccinate? (Infectious diseases of humans ; A short history of vaccines & vaccination ; Current vaccines & vaccination procedures ; How vaccines work : the immune response to infectious agents & vaccines ; Vaccine efficacy & the variation in individual responses ; Vaccine safety ; The crowning achievement : the eradication/elimination of some human infectious diseases ;Addressing parental concerns) -- The way ahead (New approaches to vaccine development & immunization practices ; The challenge of making vaccines against HIV, malaria & chlamydia ; The potential for the control of non-communicable diseases by vaccination or immunotherapy) |
| Summary |
Concerned at the lack of hard scientific data used - both in pro- and anti-vaccination debates - the authors present the facts on vaccines as currently understood. Tracing the history of immunization, they explain the science, analyze efficacy and safety, and describe recent developments |
| Analysis |
Children |
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Communicable diseases |
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Immunisation |
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Risk |
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Scientific research |
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Statistics |
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Vaccines |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 223-232 |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Subject |
Vaccination -- Australia -- In infancy & childhood
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Vaccination -- Australia.
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Vaccination.
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Vaccination.
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Vaccines.
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Vaccination.
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Child.
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Infant.
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Vaccination.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Isaacs, David, 1950-
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| LC no. |
00002127 |
| ISBN |
1865082236 (paperback) |
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