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The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults
by Randall Neustaedter
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Synopses & Reviews The Vaccine Guide takes readers through the background and philosophy of vaccination and discusses common misconceptions. It covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. New to this edition are topics of particular concern to adults, including smallpox and anthrax vaccines, flu shots, and new conditions linked to vaccine reactions. Synopsis: This work gives consumers the information they need to make informed decisions about vaccines. Parents who face a multitude of vaccines for their children and adults who must decide about flu shots, vaccine for international travel, hepatitis and booster doses, should find this guide useful. Synopsis: Taking parents through the background and philosophy of vaccination, this guide discusses common misconceptions and covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. Table of Contents - pt. 1.Choices
- ch. 1.Making an informed choice
- Childhood vaccines
- Adult vaccines
- Philosophy and medical care
- Personal choice, politics, and profits
- Options for parents : choosing and timing vaccines
- Individual disease incidence and severity
- ch. 2.Adverse vaccine reactions
- Short-term reactions
- Long-term reactions
- Autism
- Immune system disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
- Diabetes
- ch. 3.Contaminated vaccines
- Monkey virus and cancer
- HIV and AIDS
- Stealth virus
- Other viruses
- ch. 4.Chemicals in vaccines
- Aluminum
- Thimerosal (mercury) --Formaldehyde
- ch. 5.Conventional vaccine studies
- ch. 6.Alternative medicine : achieving health
- Therole of natural medicine
- Treatment of vaccine reactions
- ch. 7.Alternative vaccine methods
- Prevention during epidemics
- Long-term prevention
- ch. 8.Building a strong immune system
- Breastfeeding
- Nutrition in older children
- Anutritional supplement program
- Effects of living conditions
- ch. 9.Legal requirements
- Compulsory vaccination
- Medical exemptions
- Religious exemptions
- Philosophical exemptions
- Immigration
- Military service
- pt. 2. Thevaccines
- ch. 10. Thediseases and their vaccines
- ch. 11.Anthrax
- ch. 12.Chickenpox (varicella) --ch. 13.Diphtheria
- ch. 14.Flu
- ch. 15.Hepatitis A
- ch. 16.Hepatitis B
- ch. 17.Meningitis vaccines
- Haemophilus influenzae type B (hib) meningitis --Meningococcal vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- ch. 18.MMR
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella (German measles) --ch. 19.Pertussis (whooping cough) --ch. 20.Polio
- ch. 21.Smallpox
- ch. 22.Tetanus
- ch. 23.Travel
- ch. 24.Conclusion.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781556434235
- Subtitle:
- Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults
- Author:
- Neustaedter, Randall
- Publisher:
- North Atlantic Books
- Location:
- Berkeley, Calif.
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Health Care Issues
- Subject:
- Vaccines
- Subject:
- Health - General
- Subject:
- Communicable diseases
- Subject:
- Immunization of children
- Subject:
- Vaccination
- Subject:
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues
- Subject:
- Risk assessment
- Subject:
- Communicable Disease Control -- methods.
- Copyright:
- 2002
- Edition Number:
- Third edition
- Edition Description:
- Revised
- Series Volume:
- 8
- Publication Date:
- November 2002
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 343
- Dimensions:
- 8.98x6.12x.86 in. 1.27 lbs.
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