Understanding Vaccines What They Are How They Work - VIOLIN
Understanding Vaccines What They Are How They Work - VIOLIN
Understanding Vaccines What They Are How They Work - VIOLIN
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When making a conjugate vaccine, scientists link<br />
antigens or toxoids from a microbe that an infant’s<br />
immune system can recognize to the polysaccharides.<br />
The linkage helps the immature immune system react<br />
to polysaccharide coatings and defend against the<br />
disease-causing bacterium.<br />
The vaccine that protects against Hib is a conjugate<br />
vaccine.<br />
DNA <strong>Vaccines</strong><br />
Once the genes from bacterium X had been analyzed,<br />
scientists could attempt to create a DNA vaccine against it.<br />
Still in the experimental stages, these vaccines show<br />
great promise, and several types are being tested in<br />
humans. DNA vaccines take immunization to a new<br />
technological level. These vaccines dispense with both<br />
the whole organism and its parts and get right down<br />
to the essentials: the microbe’s genetic material. In<br />
particular, DNA vaccines use the genes that code for<br />
those all-important antigens.