Multiple Vaccinations

Vaccinations of International Travelers

Meningococcal Vaccinations

Neisseria meningitidis, a gram-negative diplococcal bacterium, is a common asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonizer that may infrequently lead to invasive disease in the form of meningitis or bacteremia. Six serogroups (A, B, C, W, X and Y) are responsible for the majority of invasive infections. Increased risk of disease occurs in specific population groups including infants, adolescents, those w...

Potential Benefits of Vaccinations

Introduction We live in an age of incredible technology, discovery and medicine. Smartphones, spaceships, and bionic eyes are no longer reserved for science fiction. Vaccinations are among the groundbreaking medical discoveries which “allow us to engage our adaptive immune systems to produce highly specific antibodies and immunological memory against a potential future infection” (Federman, 201...

Vaccinations and Dravet Syndrome.

Investigators from various university hospitals, reference medical institutions and epilepsy centers, and the national institute for public health and environment in the Netherlands, studied the effect of vaccinations on seizure risk and disease course in patients with Dravet syndrome (DS).

Details on vaccinations

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