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Immunization
The body is artificially exposed to a dead or weakened organism of a type able to cause disease. The body fights the organism and learns to protect itself, so disease will not develop if exposed to the virulent, "wild" organism.
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A 25-year old male asked:
How long on average does it take to get test results for immunization titers?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My son is 7 weeks and had his 6wks immunisation on the 7th. He weighs 6.3kg. Is it normal at this age? I am just worried of the growth. Hes also quite heavy. Should I be worried?He also has diarrhoea since the immunization.
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A 33-year old male asked:
My daughter she is due for her 6 weeks immunization and I couldn't take her this week because they wanted a fee which I don't have. I can only take her on the 25th which will be around 8 weeks. Would it still be right for those immunization?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is Immunization good for?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What are the benefits of Immunization?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is Immunization a risk factor for?
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A 36-year old asked:
How to obtain your immunization records?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is a justifiable child immunization?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What are the complications of Immunization?
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A 28-year old asked:
Longlasting effects of childhood immunization?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is the first immunization shot a baby gets?
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A 30-year old asked:
How should I go about getting immunization records?
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A 33-year old asked:
Where can I find a copy of my immunization records?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is there a free immunization program in every state?
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A 34-year old asked:
Who would have my immunization records if I lost mine?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: immunization?
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A 39-year old asked:
What immunization are really realy necessary for my baby?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is it possible for a baby to be sick after her immunization?
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A 31-year old asked:
What should I do to ease the pain after receiving immunization shots?
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A 43-year old asked:
How long is it supposed to it take for an immunization shot to stop hurting?
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A 35-year old asked:
Could you tell me what happens if you loose your childs immunization records?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you let me know how many different immunization shots can you have at once?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it correct that Taking shower for a child in the day he gets immunization can cause sickness for him? Thanks
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A 42-year old asked:
Is it possible that a child had the three vaccinations on the same date during a triple immunization process?
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A 39-year old asked:
Do dtap immunization contain anything dangerous?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can skin ligten up after an immunization is given?
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A 31-year old asked:
Do I have to finish the hepatitis immunization series?
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A 41-year old asked:
Immunization shots for school? Do we have a right to refuse them?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is there any free or low cost immunization program in california?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I'm going to south africa. How important is it to get immunization ?
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