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Is there such a thing as a vaccine against a bacteria? I thought vaccines were for viral infections.
by ams6110 9y ago
Is there such a thing as a vaccine against a bacteria? I thought vaccines were for viral infections.
- openasocket 9y agoThere very much are! For example, Diptheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus are all caused by bacteria, and we have vaccines for all three
- refurb 9y agoThe interesting things about diptheria and tetanus is that the vaccine is not targeted against the bacteria, but rather the toxin they produce. If you've been vaccination against both of these diseases and are exposed, your immune system will eventually mount an attack against the bacteria, but already has antibodies floating around that inactivate the toxin, which is what is responsible for the severity of the diseases.
- dvfjsdhgfv 9y agoProbably the most popular of these are against pneumococcal bacteria (Prevnar, Pneumovax...).