The Beautiful Immune System Lesson 2: Protective Immunity

When our bodies become sick with a virus, bacteria, fungi, parasite, etc., our adaptive immune system, the one that “remembers” microbes, not only fights off the microbe but creates protective immunity against it. Protective immunity is the body’s ability to … Continued

The Beautiful Immune System Lesson 1: The Two Types of Immunity: Innate and Adaptive

We classify all of the body’s immune reactions into two types of immunity: innate and adaptive. Under each category are many players and thousands of complex systems. Right now, I just want to focus on these two categories. Our body’s … Continued

Varicella (chickenpox) Vaccine

posted in: Children's Vaccines | 2

I don’t know about you, but I REMEMBER getting the chickenpox as a young child. It was itchy and awful. And oatmeal baths! Oh, the oatmeal baths!! Because this is most often a children’s disease, I thought it would be … Continued

How are vaccines made and released to the public?

posted in: Vaccine Terminology | 0

A vaccine’s main goal is to teach your immune system to recognize and remember a bacteria or virus. The word “vaccination” means to stimulate the immune system to make antibodies against the bacteria or virus targeted by the vaccine. “Immunization” is … Continued