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...
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...
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...
Many years ago, parents would use the "pickle test" to determine if a child had the mumps. Since the mumps causes the salivary glands to become tender and swollen, when...
Cindi grew up in the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa. A place where she was part of the city, but just a block's walk away from Iowa's beautiful countryside. Her...
