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Lifestyle, age & overall health can determine an individual's susceptibility to any disease that viruses might cause. Pre-existing immunity also plays an essential role in preventing disease.
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― The Immunity Solution: Seven Weeks to Living Healthier and Longer
― The Immunity Solution: Seven Weeks to Living Healthier and Longer
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The word 'vaccination' comes from vacca, the Latin word for 'cow'. This is a poignant recapitulation of the history of vaccines. The first vaccine properly so called had, as its active ingredient, the cowpox virus, a close relative of smallpox that however was much less likely to cause severe, disfiguring or lethal disease. Edward Jenner observed that milkmaids, who were often exposed to cowpox, suffered a relatively mild disease, but would be immune to the much more serious smallpox.
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― Computational Modeling of Infectious Disease: With Applications in Python
― Computational Modeling of Infectious Disease: With Applications in Python
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