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Typhoid Vaccine

Typhoid (typhoid fever) is a serious disease. It is caused by bacteria called Salmonella typhi. Generally, people get typhoid from consumption of contaminated food or drink. Some people who get typhoid become “carriers,” who can spread the disease to others.

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Meningococcal Vaccine

Meningococcal disease refers to any illness that is caused by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. There are at least 12 types of N. meningitidis, called “serogroups.” Serogroups A, B, C, W, and Y cause most meningococcal disease. These bacteria live in the back of the nose and the throat without being ill, sometimes the bacteria invade the body and cause certain illnesses, which are known as meningococcal disease and are spread from person to person by sharing respiratory secretions.

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Tetanus Vaccine

Tetanus is a serious bacterial disease affecting the neuromuscular system and caused by a toxin (poison) produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Tetanus is not spread from person to person.

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Rabies Vaccine

Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus. Rabies is mainly a disease of animals. Humans get rabies when they are bitten by infected animals. Wild animals and mammals can also transmit the disease, for example dogs, cats. At first there might not be any symptoms. But by one week, or even a month after a bite, rabies can cause fever, fatigue, and irritability, then followed by seizures, hallucinations, and paralysis. Human rabies is almost always fatal.

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Pneumococcal Vaccine

Pneumococcal disease is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. Anyone can get pneumococcal disease, but some people are at greater risk than others such as people 65 years of age and older, the very young, people with certain health problems, people with a weakened immune system and smokers.

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4 Reasons to get your Flu vaccination

Did You Receive a New strain of Flu Vaccine for This Year? 4 Reasons Why You Should Get an Annual Influenza Vaccine To reduce the risk of illness and serious symptoms caused by seasonal flu viruses.

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Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine

Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), it is more common in Thailand and tropical climate country. Four dengue virus strains (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4) can cause dengue fever.

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Herpes Zoster Vaccine

Herpes Zoster (Shingles) is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain. Years later, if your body and immune system are weak, the virus may reactivate as shingles.

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Polio Vaccine

Polio is a disease caused by poliovirus. It enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Most people who get infected with polio have no symptoms. However, infected persons without symptoms can still spread the virus and cause others to develop polio. In severe cases, polio can cause paralysis (cannot move parts of the body).

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