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What Is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine based on the principle of ‘like cures like’ where the body is stimulated to heal itself. This is achieved by triggering the body’s response to ailments with highly diluted natural ingredients extracted from plants, animals.....

Monsoon in India

While monsoon in India can be pleasant, it comes with a host of illnesses and infections. Most monsoon-related health issues are due to infectious bacteria and viruses. However, you can avoid falling sick during this season if you take the correct preventive meas.....

About Vaccinations

 We have an inbuilt immune system that protects our body from harmful pathogens. In most cases, our body’s immunity is an efficient system to fight various infections and diseases. However, some organisms entering our system can overwhelm our immunity, leading .....

 About the Pneumonia Vaccine

PCV vaccine that provides protection against lethal pneumococcal infections is known as the pneumonia vaccine. Pneumococcal infections are usually caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, which can cause pneumonia, blood poisoning (sepsis) and menin.....

What is the OPV Vaccine?

OPV, or Oral Polio Vaccine, is a vaccine administered for the prevention of Poliomyelitis. This vaccine is recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease that is caused by the poliovirus. The virus intercepts the patie.....

For years now, vaccines have been used to make a massive amount of the population immune to diseases, including pandemics. They either contain bacteria, viruses, or parts of each of them that directly cause the illness. This instigates a primary immune response in your body which strengthens furt.....

Rotavirus is a highly infectious virus that generally affects infants and newborns. It causes symptoms such as high fever, nausea, vomiting, pain in the abdomen as well as loose watery stools leading to diarrhoea. A severe infection can last up to more than a week and result in dehydration that r.....

BCG or the Bacille Calmette-Guerin is a vaccine to prevent TB (tuberculosis). BCG vaccine is used for inoculating both children as well as adults. Taking preventive action against any lethal disease is always the best approach. That's why children and adults who live in .....

 About Rabies Vaccine

Rabies is a viral disease that humans can contract when they are infected with a bite from a rabies-infected animal or carrier. As per a medical publication, rabies is a very serious medical condition. which if left untreated, has a 100% fatality rate. Fortunately .....

The smallpox vaccine is used to prevent deadly smallpox infections caused by a Variola major virus. Initial symptoms of smallpox disease start with a fever and fatigue two weeks post-exposure to the Variola virus. Sore throat, headache, and vomiting were other common symptoms and, in a few days, .....

What is a Typhoid Vaccine?

The typhoid vaccine helps protect against typhoid disease or ‘typhoid fever’, a severe ailment triggered by a bacterium called Salmonella Typhi. Typhoid fever is mainly transmitted through the ingestion of water or food contaminated by this bacteria and is hig.....

What is the HPV Vaccine?

The HPV vaccine is a vaccine used to protect individuals against the human papillomavirus. The majority of cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus and this virus can also lead to other types of cancers and genital warts. The HPV vaccine is given .....

What is the Hepatitis B vaccine?

Hepatitis B is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The infection affects the liver and ranges from mild to acute severity, and the duration could be anywhere from a few weeks to a serious chronic condition. T.....

As the acronym indicates, MMR vaccine provides protection against three infectious diseases: measles, mumps and rubella. The vaccine is strictly meant for children between the age of 1-12 years. Usually, the first dose is administered to children between 12-15 months of .....

What is DPT Vaccine?

DPT vaccine protects you against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis diseases. If not treated, the aforesaid diseases could cause breathing difficulties and other serious complications. The tetanus bacteria, generally found in the soil, enters our body through abrasio.....

What is an Influenza Vaccine?

The influenza vaccine is a vaccine that is used to protect against the infection caused by influenza viruses. It was formulated to help individuals gain immunity against the influenza virus. The influenza virus, also known as the flu, has recorded nearly 10.....

Every year WHO conducts a polio awareness week to spread awareness about the disease and to adopt new measures to reach the goal of complete eradication. Poliomyelitis or Polio is a serious condition that is the result of the poliovirus. This virus spreads from individua.....