A vaccine is essentially a treatment that generates an immune response and helps combat various diseases by providing protection to patient specific cells by activating T cells and B cells to help fight off the disease and provide protection to the body.
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Science Series #14: Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that is spread through sand flies in tropical and subtropical areas around the world.
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Breast cancer, like all other cancers, is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal breast cells that are either malignant or benign. Benign tumors are not cancerous and therefore not life-threatening.
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COVID-19 vaccines allow the immune system to develop antibodies against the virus prior to coming in contact with the illness. Vaccination exposes the body to infectious foreign antigens, which are the spike proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 that lead to the onset of antibody production and immune system activation.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world in a drastic way, leading to over 3 million deaths and 132 million confirmed cases of infection. Unfortunately, some individuals, such as cancer patients, are more susceptible to catching the virus than others and are at a higher risk of severe infection…
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