Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the United States, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German ...

Tetanus is a serious bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani, which affects the nervous system, leading to muscle stiffness and spasms. With an increased awareness of disease prevention, ...

Challenge tests resulted in no cutaneous reactions in 91% of thimerosal-allergic patients whereas 9% had a mild reaction characterized by local induration and micropapules that resolved with the ...

1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands 2 Department of Medical Humanities (Metamedica), VU University Medical Centre, ...