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Reviewed By: Varnada Karriem-Norwood,
SOURCES: 2010 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. John Nuschke, MD, General Internist, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pa.
© 1999-2011 Medstar Television
Father Ted Mikovich (mih CO vitch) knows he has to stay healthy to tend his flock, so he makes sure he tends to his vaccines.
There you go, Father, Okay. You're all done. Thank you Joanie.
In the profession that I'm in and the calling that I'm in, you're among all kind of people. You go in all kind of environments, hospitals, nursing homes.
Having up-to-date shots gives Father Ted a fighting chance if he meets up with dangerous germs.
It's almost giving the immune system a practice run at a bacteria or virus that's been altered not to be infective.
Shots for HPV and shingles have been added to the adult arsenal, while an old stand-by, the tetanus shot, now offers protection against pertussis. And though most vaccines prevent illness, sometimes the aim is to lessen disease impact.
The pneumococcal vaccine is really designed not to prevent the pneumonia, but to maintain the pneumonia in the lung and prevent the spread of the infection and prevent the catastrophic event of people dying from pneumonia.
Tiny vials of prevention that can offer more than a pound of cure. For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.
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