The Beautiful Immune System Lesson 7: The Beginning Innate Immune Response to a Microbe
Before reading this post, you may want to go back and read about innate immunity and the cell types that carry out these types of responses. Here. The innate immune system is our first line of defense against microorganisms. It not only blocks the entry of such things, but also can limit or completely eliminate the growth of […]
The Use of Formaldehyde in Vaccines–This chemical may surprise you.
Formaldehyde, a chemical sometimes found in vaccines, has many immunization-hesitant people concerned. Putting formaldehyde in your body may sound scary, but stay tuned because this chemical may surprise you. Why is formaldehyde found in some vaccines? Sometimes a killed (inactivated) form of the virus or bacterial toxin is used in the making of a vaccine. […]
The Seasonal Influenza Virus Vaccine
It’s flu season again. And you have a decision to make. Should you get the flu vaccine this year? Before you get started educating yourself on the influenza vaccine (and I applaud you for doing so), you may want to read the previous two articles in this flu education series: So many people are confused about what […]