View chapterExplore book Immunization Andrew T. Kroger, ... Walter A. Orenstein, in Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2015 Vaccines Anthrax Vaccine Anthrax vaccine (AVA) is prepared from microaerophilic cultures of an avirulent nonenc...
View chapterExplore book Immunization Walter A.Orenstein,William L.Atkinson, inGoldman's Cecil Medicine (Twenty Fourth Edition), 2012 Varicella: Chickenpox A live attenuatedvaricella vaccine(Oka strain) was licensed in 1995. A combination measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine was lice...
"They were miserable for a few days, and they all turned out fine,” Bevin told WKCT, a talk radio station in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He added that he isn't sure if the government should require children to receive the chickenpox vaccine, but said parents worried about their children get...
MMRV vaccine varicella-zoster virus (Show more) See all related content chickenpox,contagiousviral diseasecharacterized by an eruption of vesicles (small blisters) on theskin. Thediseaseusually occurs inepidemics, and the infected persons are generally between two and six years old, although they can...
Currently, the chickenpox vaccine is not part of the routine childhood vaccination schedule and is recommended only for close contacts of vulnerable patients, such as those who are immunocompromised. It is important, however, to continually monitor the incidence of chickenpox to identify any changes ...