Also mentioned is is the process of the immune system's reaction on the cellular level to the vaccine. ... Today, vaccines easily provide immunity to diseases that have plagued humans in the past. ... The vaccine virus is easily defeated, preparing the immune system to easily defeat the real virus when it encounters it later. ... According Hood the process to generate a seed virus, "could take two weeks optimistically, but more realistically one to two months.... Vaccines provide immunity by exposing the immune system to a weakened or killed virus. ...

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Senay also says that it takes about two weeks for immunity to be created in most people after taking the flu shot. So, even if you receive the vaccine, you can still get the flu within a few days being that the immune system does not contain the antibodies that the vaccine helps to produce. ... I think that by washing your hands frequently, covering you face when someone coughs or sneezes, and by building up your immune system you can avoid getting the flu. You can help build your immune system by simply taking vitamins especially Vitamin C, eating nutritional foods including fruits and...

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Senay also says that it takes about two weeks for immunity to be created in most people after taking the flu shot. So, even if you receive the vaccine, you can still get the flu within a few days being that the immune system does not contain the antibodies that the vaccine helps to produce. ... I think that by washing your hands frequently, covering you face when someone coughs or sneezes, and by building up your immune system you can avoid getting the flu. You can help build your immune system by simply taking vitamins especially Vitamin C, eating nutritional foods including fruits and...

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Legionnaire's Disease Case study: Legionnaire's Disease and Saunas. Causative organism: Legionella pneumophila Acquired name: First recognized in 1976 when an outbreak of a respiratory disease occurred among many delegates of the American Legion members attending a convention in Phil...

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Doctors and researchers often relate Transverse myelitis to immune system dysfunction. ... This means that the patient's own immune system is abnormally stimulated to attack the spinal cord and cause inflammation and tissue damage. ... Although recovery usually begins between 2 and 12 weeks after getting the virus and may continue for up to 2 years, most individuals are left with considerable disability. ...

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