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Understanding How Vaccines Prevent Disease
Parents are constantly concerned about the health and safety of their children and they take many steps to protect them.
Contributor : CDC
Life-cycle of an Immunization Program
Parents are constantly concerned about the health and safety of their children and they take many steps to protect them.
Contributor : CDC
Types of Immunity
Immunity to a disease is achieved through the presence of antibodies to that disease in a person's system.
Contributor : CDC
Group B Strep in Newborns: Basics
Group B strep is the most common cause of sepsis (blood infection) and meningitis (infection of the fluid and lining around the brain) in ne...
Contributor : CDC
Pregnancy Other Immunizations
The safety of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine during the first trimester of pregnancy has not been evaluated, although no adverse fetal ...
Contributor : CDC
Antibiotics, Pregnancy, and Group B Strep
You should get a screening test late in pregnancy to see if you carry group B strep.
Contributor : CDC
Why We Vaccinate
In the U.S., vaccination programs have eliminated or significantly reduced many vaccine-preventable diseases.
Contributor : CDC
Group B Strep: The Facts
Can I breastfeed my baby if I am group B strep positive?
Contributor : CDC
Preventing Group B Strep in Newborns
Most early-onset group B strep disease in newborns can be prevented by giving pregnant women antibiotics (medicine) through the vein (IV) du...
Contributor : CDC
Female Infertility
Female infertility isn't a single problem - it can be an issue with ovulation, the cervix, or the uterus. Fertility problems may also be are...
Expert : Dr. Catherine Goodstein




