Vaccines For Dummies

Title Page
Table of Contents
Copyright Page
Introduction
	About This Book
	Foolish Assumptions
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started with Vaccine Basics
	Chapter 1 Focusing on Vaccine Fundamentals
		Realizing the Crucial Role of Vaccines
		Explaining How a Vaccine Works
			Distinguishing between antigens and antibodies
			Breaking down other vaccine ingredients
		Comparing Viruses, Bacteria, and Toxins
		Studying COVID-19 Vaccine Development
		Understanding the Importance of Vaccine Schedules
		Preparing for Potential Vaccine Side Effects
		Optimizing Your Immune Response
	Chapter 2 The (Non) Life of a Virus
		Looking Inside Your Average Virus
		Investigating Influenza Viruses
			Type A
			Type B
			Type C
			Type D
		Examining Enteroviruses (Including Rhinoviruses)
		Knowing About Norovirus
		Understanding HIV
		Trying to Say Goodbye to Measles
		Checking Out the Cause of Chicken Pox: Varicella
		Fighting Ebola
		Surveying Variola (Smallpox)
	Chapter 3 The Crowned Virus: Coronavirus
		Identifying the Coronavirus in Humans
		Combatting the Common Cold Coronavirus
			What is a cold, exactly?
			What causes a cold?
			When is a cold not a cold?
		Surveying SARS and MERS
			Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
			Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
		COVID-19: The Novel (and Specially Confounding) Coronavirus
			Reviewing the start of the pandemic
			Charting the course of the infection
			Detecting a COVID-19 infection
			Digging into the development of COVID-19 vaccines
			Dealing with vaccine side effects
			Aiming for herd immunity
			Keeping safe from COVID-19 if you’re not yet protected by vaccination
			Coping with COVID-19 and flu season
	Chapter 4 Bacterial Bad Guys
		Understanding What Makes Bacteria Different from Viruses
		Digging into Vaccines That Defuse Bacteria
			The make-up of vaccines that protect against bacterial toxins
			The bacterial illnesses that vaccines prevent
		Comparing Antibiotics and Vaccines
		Seeing How Vaccines Help Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
Part 2 Verifying Valuable Vaccines
	Chapter 5 Distinguishing and Testing Different Vaccines
		Getting to Know the Different Types of Vaccines
			Whole-pathogen vaccines
				Looking at live vaccines
				Investigating inactivated vaccines
			Subunit vaccines
				Toxoid vaccines
				Nucleic acid vaccines
				Viral vector vaccines
		Testing Vaccines for Safety and Effectiveness
			Determining the need and costs: The preclinical stage
			Phase I
			Phase II
			Phase III
			Post–Phase III
		Studying the Efficacy of Vaccines
			Measuring efficacy versus effectiveness
			Rounding up herd immunity
		Tracing the History of Various Vaccines
			Smallpox
			Typhoid fever
			Yellow fever
			Influenza
			Polio
			Anthrax
			Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
			Varicella (chicken pox)
	Chapter 6 Tracking the Current List of Effective Vaccines
		Chicken Pox (Varicella)
		Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
			Diphtheria
			Tetanus
			Pertussis
		Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib)
		Hepatitis A
		Hepatitis B
		Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
		Influenza (Flu)
		Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
		Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (MMRV)
		Meningococcal Vaccines
		Pneumococcal Vaccines
			For adults
			For children
		Rotavirus
		Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
	Chapter 7 What to Expect When You’re Vaccinating
		Understanding Side Effects: What May Cause Them and What Happens
			Looking at common vaccine ingredients
			Distinguishing vaccine delivery methods
			Watching for localized skin reactions
			Expecting a systemic immune response
		Recognizing and Treating Serious Reactions
			Avoiding allergic reactions
			Anaphylactic reactions
			Febrile seizures after childhood vaccinations
			Guillain-Barré syndrome
			Thrombocytopenia
		Looking at Multiple Vaccines and the Immune System
Part 3 Scheduling Safety
	Chapter 8 Vaccines for Children
		Understanding Mom-to-Baby Immunity
			Breastfeeding benefits
			Antibodies passed on during pregnancy
		Getting a Reminder of the Effectiveness and Importance of Vaccinations
		Focusing on Vaccinations in the First Year of Life
			Hepatitis B
			Rotavirus
			DTaP (Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
			Hib
			IPV (inactivated polio vaccine)
			Influenza
			PCV13
		Knowing New Vaccinations for Toddlers
			MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
			Varicella or MMRV
			Hepatitis A
		Surveying a Few Vaccines for Ages 4 to 6
		Adding Some School-Age Vaccinations
			Human papillomavirus (HPV)
			Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY)
			Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap)
		Needing a Booster: Vaccines for Teens
		Catching Up on Childhood Vaccines
			Spreading vaccines out
			Starting vaccines late
			Adopting a child from another country
		Checking Out Vaccine Schedules Around the World
	Chapter 9 Vaccines for Adults
		Vaccines When You’re 19–26 Years Old
			Your yearly flu shot
			The COVID-19 vaccine
			A Tdap or Td booster
		Vaccines When You’re 27–49 Years Old
		Vaccines When You’re 50–64 Years Old
		Vaccines When You’re 65-Plus Years Old
			Influenza
			Tdap
			Pneumococcal vaccines
		Vaccines Before and During Pregnancy
		Vaccines for Travelers
			Making sure you’re up to date on routine vaccines
			Getting other vaccines depending on your destination
		Catching Up: If Your Parents/Guardians Didn’t Vaccinate You
	Chapter 10 Spelling Out Who May Face Risks
		Knowing When to Avoid or Limit Vaccines
			Considering vaccines and cancer
			Vaccines and immune disorders
			Vaccines after organ transplantation
		Understanding Vaccines and Allergies
			Allergies to vaccine ingredients and components
			Different types of reactions
			Recognizing reactions that actually aren’t allergies
			Taking precautions before vaccination
		Assessing Reactions to the COVID-19 Vaccine
			Rare cases of anaphylaxis
			Other types of reactions
			Inspecting ingredients found in current COVID-19 vaccines
			Getting the COVID-19 vaccine after you’ve had COVID-19
	Chapter 11 Anti-Vaxxers and Debunking Myths About Vaccines
		Studying the Rise of Vaccine Hesitancy
			Understanding why some people don’t vaccinate
			Looking at the early anti-vaxxers
		Debunking Common Vaccine Myths
			Myth: Diseases were disappearing before vaccines were invented
			Myth: Vaccines cause serious side effects, illnesses, and death
			Myth: Kids don’t need to be vaccinated so young
			Myth: Kids don’t need to be vaccinated when illnesses don’t exist in their country
			Myth: Giving multiple vaccines at the same time overloads the immune system
			Myth: Vaccines can cause the disease they are supposed to prevent
			Myth: Not getting vaccinated affects only me
			Myth: Natural immunity is always best
			Myth: The MMR vaccine causes autism
			Myth: Vaccines contain harmful chemicals
		Reviewing Vaccine Recalls
Part 4 The Part of Tens
	Chapter 12 Five People Who Created Ten (Or More) Modern Vaccines
		Edward Jenner: Snuffing Out Smallpox
		Louis Pasteur: Ridding the World of Rabies
		Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin: Putting Polio Behind Us
		Maurice Hilleman: The Master of Modern Vaccines
	Chapter 13 Ten Diseases Without Vaccines, from A to Z
		Avian Influenzas (Bird Flu)
		Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
		Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
		Hepatitis C
		Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 1 and 2
		HIV/AIDS
		Lyme Disease
		Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
		West Nile Virus
		Zika Virus
	Chapter 14 The Ten Most Lethal Major Pandemics
		Antonine Plague (165–180)
		Plague of Justinian (541–750)
		Bubonic Plague (Black Death) (1346–1353)
		Cholera (1846–1860)
		Third Plague Pandemic (1855–1960)
		Influenza (Russian Flu) (1889–1890)
		Influenza (Spanish Flu) (1918–1919)
		Influenza (Asian Flu) (1957–1958)
		Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (1981–Present)
		COVID-19 (2020–Present)
	Chapter 15 Ten Ways to Boost Your Immune System
		Getting Your Vaccinations
		Decreasing Stress
		Eating Well
		Maintaining a Healthy Weight
		Getting Enough Sleep
		Exercising for Immunity
		Saying No to Smoking
		Drinking Only in Moderation
		Staying Connected
		Considering Supplements
Index
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