Articles Tagged With: vaccine
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Child Deaths Spur Flu Vaccination Urgency
Public health officials are underscoring the tragedy of severe influenza infections and deaths in children, adding a palpable sense of urgency for immunization in an era when some parents are suspicious of vaccine efficacy and safety.
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CDC: Flu Vaccination Can Keep You out of the Hospital, Morgue
Given the nation’s antivaccine movement and the annual safety myths and efficacy quibbles about the seasonal influenza vaccine, public health officials are keeping it simple this year: A flu shot can keep you out of the hospital and the morgue.
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Measles and Mumps: Old Diseases, New Outbreaks
Measles and mumps are back ... and not in a good way. Until now, many clinicians had only heard of these almost-eradicated diseases. Unfortunately, the reality is clinicians may see children with these diseases. It is critical to identify them early, recognize potential high-risk exposures, and manage the disease and its complications effectively. Involvement of public health resources and early appropriate isolation are necessary to limit the spread of these two infections. The author provides a timely review of all critical aspects of both of these diseases.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Changing Herpes Zoster Risk in Adults; Trends in Herpes Zoster Risk Among Children
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A Maternal Antibody Protects Infants From Severe Malaria
Transplacental antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Schizont Egress Antigen-1 may protect infants from severe malarial infection during the first year of life. This new knowledge about these antibodies potentially can inform vaccine development.
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Travel Medicine 2019 — A Conference Report
The International Society of Travel Medicine met in Washington, DC, from June 5-9.
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Measles — It’s Back!
The number of measles cases in the United States has exceeded 1,000 so far in 2019, the largest number in a quarter of a century.
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Overcome Barriers to HPV Vaccination
A new analysis of a national survey underscores the importance of continued efforts to strengthen practitioner adoption of evidence-based approaches to recommending the HPV vaccine.
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Examining Immune Treatment for Cervical Pre-Cancers
Researchers are moving ahead with studies of a potential immunotherapeutic, nonsurgical approach to treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia caused by human papillomavirus infection (HPV).
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Multi-Modal Interventions for Controlling CRE: Which Is Best? Antimicrobial Resistance Genes — in the Arctic; Updated PEP Guidelines for Hepatitis A Vaccine