The Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis Viruses, the Neglected Serious Diseases

Elnakib, Mostafa; Fadil, Eman Ebrahim Abdel; Morsy, Tosson A

doi:10.21608/jesp.2018.76548

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“…Japanese encephalitis (JE): Some immediate-type anaphylactic reactions were reported with the JE vaccine, including some reactions in which patients had IgE antibodies to gelatin (Elnakib et al, 2018). With this vaccine in particular, there were many data of late-onset anaphylaxis hours to 2 weeks after vaccination (Takahashi et al, 2000).…”

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An Overview on Allergic Reactions to Pathogenic Vaccines

HAWAM,

ABOU-ELMAGD,

ELSHISHTAWY

et al. 2023

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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A pathogen is a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungus that inhabits virtually every environment on the planet and can cause diseases to man, animals and plants. Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism (antigen) that triggers an immune response within the body. Newer vaccines contain the blueprint for producing antigens rather than the antigen itself. Regardless of whether the vaccine is made up of the antigen itself or the blueprint so that the body will produce the antigen, which will not cause the disease in the person receiving the vaccine, but it will prompt the immune system to respond much as it would have on its first reaction to the actual pathogen. They help to create protective antibodies-proteins help in fighting off infections. But, vaccine refusal may result in vaccine-preventable disease in individual and/or outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease in unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals However, severe allergic reactions to vaccines are rare but do occur. Local reactions involved redness, swelling or irritation at the injection site. These common reactions typically begin within a few hours of the injection and clear up soon after. Systemic ones, which are less common, but potentially more serious develop sneezing, nasal congestion or hives or even throat swelling, wheezing or chest tightness. Anaphylaxis is a rare life-threatening reaction to allergy shots as low blood pressure and trouble breathing begins within 30 minutes of the injection, or even starts later than that.The vast majority of microbes are harmless, and many play essential roles in plant, animal and human health. This overview focuses on immediate-type allergic reactions to human vaccines; and delayed reactions are also briefly discussed overview discussed. The overview on allergic reactions to the new developed parasitic vaccines will be given in due time elsewhere.

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