INDEX
Getting a Vaccination
Why do I need to get a vaccination?
Shots hurt. Why do I need to get a vaccine through a shot? Why can't I just rub the vaccine on my skin?
Why do I need a vaccine shot to gain immunity? Why can't I just be exposed to the pathogen instead?
Are there any alternative ways of getting a vaccine that don't require getting a shot?
Why do I need to get a booster shot for a disease I've already been vaccinated against?
Side Effects to Getting a Vaccine
Can a vaccine make me get sick?
How come I can still get sick, even after I get vaccinated?
Won't the break in your skin from the shot allow pathogens to easily enter your body to get you sick?
The Immune System
What is my body's immune system?
What is immunity?
What is the nonspecific defense of the immune system?
What is the specific defense of the immune system?
How does the specific defense of the immune system work?
What are B-cells?
What are T-cells?
What are antibodies?
Foreign Materials
What are pathogens?
What are bacteria?
What are viruses?
What are antigens?
What are antibiotics?
How Vaccines Work
How does a vaccine work?
How are vaccines made?
Why does the immune system react faster to a pathogen if it's been exposed to that pathogen before?
How do memory T & B-cells speed up the immune response to a pathogen?
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