Diseases take the lives of millions each year but, with medicine and the proper procedures, they can be prevented and cured. Vaccines can successfully help prevent and cure many common diseases such as the flu, measles, and many others. Additionally, vaccines work together with the immune system to build an immunity against other diseases. But, like everything else in life, vaccines have both benefits and risks.
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To start with, vaccines are shots that have a weakened or dead virus within them. These viruses are very weak and cannot do much to the body. Yet, the immune system senses this as a threat to the body so it sends the antibodies and WBC (White-Blood Cells). The antibodies are like little red flags that stick onto the virus to signal the WBC to attack them. When the WBC attacks, the virus is then engulfed by the White-Blood Cell. But, if there are enough antibodies to a virus, the antibodies will destroy that virus by itself. Because …show more content…
These germs are harder to kill than weakened/dead germs. The injection with is a shot, the germs are injected into the body and straight into the bloodstream. These germs are either weakened or dead. The germs in an injection are less likely to get you sick. This makes it easier for the immune system to develop an immunity against that virus. There are many types of vaccines such as the live vaccines, and the killed vaccines. Also, there is the toxoid vaccines and a subunit/conjugate vaccine. The live vaccines have live germs in them and some live vaccines are the flu vaccine and the rotavirus. The killed vaccines are the vaccines that contain weakened or dead germs in them. Some of these vaccines include Polio and Hepatitis A. The toxoid vaccine are ones that are made out of inactivated toxins. These include the Diptheria vaccine and Tetanus. Finally, there are the subunit vaccines. They are made up of parts of the pathogen. Some of these vaccines are Hepatitis B and
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To start with, vaccines are shots that have a weakened or dead virus within them. These viruses are very weak and cannot do much to the body. Yet, the immune system senses this as a threat to the body so it sends the antibodies and WBC (White-Blood Cells). The antibodies are like little red flags that stick onto the virus to signal the WBC to attack them. When the WBC attacks, the virus is then engulfed by the White-Blood Cell. But, if there are enough antibodies to a virus, the antibodies will destroy that virus by itself. Because …show more content…
These germs are harder to kill than weakened/dead germs. The injection with is a shot, the germs are injected into the body and straight into the bloodstream. These germs are either weakened or dead. The germs in an injection are less likely to get you sick. This makes it easier for the immune system to develop an immunity against that virus. There are many types of vaccines such as the live vaccines, and the killed vaccines. Also, there is the toxoid vaccines and a subunit/conjugate vaccine. The live vaccines have live germs in them and some live vaccines are the flu vaccine and the rotavirus. The killed vaccines are the vaccines that contain weakened or dead germs in them. Some of these vaccines include Polio and Hepatitis A. The toxoid vaccine are ones that are made out of inactivated toxins. These include the Diptheria vaccine and Tetanus. Finally, there are the subunit vaccines. They are made up of parts of the pathogen. Some of these vaccines are Hepatitis B and