The development of the world of Medicine in recent years has been spectacular.
Great discoveries have been made that make our quality of life improve day by
day. But some advances have been inherited for years, such as vaccines. They
have managed, throughout history, to fight epidemics and diseases. Over the
years, the effectiveness of vaccines and the importance of administering them
according to the vaccine schedule have been more than proven.
Vaccine
As explained by the Spanish Association of vaccinology,
vaccines are biological products composed of dead (inactivated)
microorganisms, attenuated or parts of them, which are administered to prevent
infectious diseases in people likely to suffer them. Vaccines recreate the
disease without producing the infection, and in this way stimulate the immune
system so that it develops defenses that will act when it comes into contact
with the microorganism that produces the infection and the disease.
If we go back years, in 1885, it was the well-known Louis Pasteur who prepared
the first vaccine that would protect humans from the disease of rabies.
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids were introduced a little later, about the
middle of the twentieth century; and after them, came the vaccines against
tuberculosis, measles, and mumps.
The fact of starting vaccines in childhood is very important since our body
begins the process of learning about what is what to fight, with enough time
to be prepared throughout a lifetime. As we know, by injecting a small amount
of antigen weak or inactive in the body, the child's immune system learns to
recognize the disease, producing in this way antibodies (those proteins that
attack the virus, bacteria, and other harmful substances) intending to combat
and eliminate the possible threat of any pathology.
The fact of vaccinating the little ones from birth to the age of 6, protects
them from about 14 deadly diseases such as measles, mumps, and polio.
Similarly, we must understand that vaccines protect not only children but
their entire environment. For years we have been fighting to eradicate
pathologies and with vaccines in our hands, many of the deadly diseases that
used to take human lives have now been eradicated.
Vaccines improve year after year and guarantee that we can be protected
against many diseases. Our reference professional will guide us in this
process, educate and guide us on when and how to administer vaccines.
As you see, vaccines provide a better quality of life, and the fact of
administering them from childhood only brings advantages. And you have your
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