Vaccines and Immunology

Vaccines

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The type of medicine that trains the immune system of the body to fight against the disease it has not come in contact with before is called a vaccine. A pathogen can be referred to as a germ that can cause disease within the body. An antigen is generally called a subpart of a pathogen that causes the formation of antibodies. So when a new pathogen enters our body, it introduces a new antigen. For every new antigen, our body needs a specific antibody that grabs onto the antigen and defeats the pathogen. Though immunity develops slowly, vaccines are the most effective method for preventing infectious diseases.  The performance of any vaccine depends on the disease, the strain of the vaccine, whether the vaccine is scheduled has been properly observed, other factors like genetics, age, and ethnicity.

Related associations and societies: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) , Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS), Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI), Clinical Immunology Society, Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF), Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society(PIDS), Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Medical Association (NMA)