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The infected mouse brain was used as a vaccine in former French West Africa (Dakar vaccine) though this was encephalitogenic.... It was later replaced by a non-neurotropic (17D) vaccine (Panicker 2007, p.... Although some countries have incorporated programs, vaccine coverage is not optimal.... n South America, the rate of transmission of yellow fever is lower than in Africa, in part because high vaccine coverage occurs primarily as part of mass immunization campaign in response to outbreaks of the disease....
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In the essay “A vaccine for Small Pox” the author describes the disease which many people thought that it has been completely eradicated has once again started spreading.... Some of the objectives include developing virus detection techniques and unique therapies for the smallpox vaccine.... ith the extensive help from the US government and other service organizations WHO's scientists and officials have invented a vaccine for the disease....
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However, although the theories are numerous, they can be categorised into seven groups: mediational, contextual, essentialistic, reductionistic, deterministic, causal, descriptive or explanative (guerin & Guerine 2009).... Reductionistic theories or reductionism are theories in which complex concepts are reduced to or understood as basic simplified elements (guerin & Guerine 2009).... Mediational theories are almost similar to reductionistic theories except that in the former, concepts or behaviours are mediated by something else (guerin & Guerine 2009)....
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Much of what is currently done in vaccine production is based upon years of research on immunology using mouse models.... This limits the potential exponential vaccine development.... Much of what is currently done in vaccine production is based upon years of research on immunology using mouse models.... This limits the potential exponential vaccine development.... Tapping all components of the human immune response, and not just the antibody-mediated, humoral adaptive immune response being used in most of the vaccine today, is also being looked upon....
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In the experiment, bacillus Subtilis was used as the specimen for isolation.... Considering the characteristics of the bacteria, gram staining method was important since it results to a unique attribute especially in identifying bacillus subtilis In this lab, there was need to choose a particular bacterium which was then to beisolated.... In the experiment, bacillus Subtilis was used as the specimen for isolation.... The bacterium has rod-shaped cells hence leading to the name bacillus....
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Anthrax, a disease caused by the bacteria bacillus anthracis, is mostly used, and several hoaxes of this bacterium have been reported in the United States (Saffer, 2004).... Poor relations and hatred among individuals and nations in the world today has driven people to great lengths with the aim of inducing harm on others....
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Finally, there have been reports that the majority of parents fail to follow the required schedule in giving their children the required vaccine.... ANTI-vaccine MOVEMENT.... Making a decision of, not immunizing your children exposes them to a great risk of being infected by diseases....
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The "Prevention and Diagnosis of bacillus Ceseus" paper focuses on bacillus cereus prokaryote that has been in existence in the environment for millions of years but cannot be seen from the naked eyes.... Predominantly classified as bacteria, bacillus cereus is found to contaminate food items and raw food, causing food poisoning amongst human-beings....
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