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Websites and Applications for Mobile Devices With Information About Immunization

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) WEBSITES National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) www.cdc.gov/vaccines NCIRD is an interdisciplinary immunization program that brings together vaccine-preventable disease science and research with immunization program activities. Its website provides information about…

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines

BACKGROUND Since the late 19th century, the study of Streptococcus pneumoniae and pneumococcal infections has occupied a central position in developing a scientific basis for controlling infectious diseases. , The organism was first isolated and grown in the laboratory almost…

Anthrax Vaccines

Anthrax, a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis , has three forms: cutaneous, inhalational, and gastrointestinal. Mortality in untreated cutaneous cases is approximately 20%, but less than 1% if antibiotics are promptly given. Inhalational anthrax is almost 100% fatal if…