vaccines

Presents an exploration of viruses, discusses what they are, describes their effects on humans and the immune system, covers vaccines, and includes quizzes on the featured material.

Explains what viruses are, how they latch onto host cells, why viral infections can be prevented with vaccines, and how the viruses known as bacteriophages could play a large role in the battle against bacteria; and includes a hands-on demonstration of how viruses are spread through casual contact.

Presents an examination of the characteristics of simple organisms called viruses, explaining how they lay dormant until they latch on to a host cell and how they spread.

Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the question, should vaccinations for youth be mandatory?.

The author explains the immune system and how it works along with the history of vaccine development and the types of vaccines used.

Traces the history and development of vaccines, the role of military and medical authority in the introduction of vaccines to the public, and the controversies over the use of some vaccines.

This book describes what vaccines are, the history of their development, the controversies surrounding them and the future of their medical advancement.

Explains the history and development of medicines from ancient herbal remedies to modern vaccines.

Traces the history of vaccines from the first vaccine, to the work of Louis Pasteur, to the hazards of immunization, to vaccines today.

Contains seventeen articles in which the authors debate questions of whether vaccines do more harm than good, whether vaccinations should be mandatory, and how vaccines can be improved.