Beschreibung:
This volume provides a modern look on the age-old influenza infection and the preventive role of anti-influenza shots. Influenza pandemic outbreaks are unrelenting despite the growing understanding of the molecular basis of viral infection and its spreads. A leap in medical technologies has revolutionized the design of new influenza vaccines. The chapters cover vaccination strategies in various age-groups of people and provide the extensive amount of knowledge on the immune response to influenza vaccination in a spectrum of disease conditions.
Reactive oxygen species, granulocytes, and NETosis.- Immunizations against Respiratory Infections in Children in Primary Health Care in Poland: Coverage and Delays.- Effectiveness of Immunoprophylaxis in Suppressing Carriage of Neisseria Meningitidis in the Military Environment.- Detection of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Carried out in the Influenza Project - Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness (I-MOVE).- Cytokines and Toll-like Receptors in the Immune Response to Influenza Vaccination.- Vaccination Status and Perception of Influenza Vaccination in the Polish Population.- Immune Efficacy of First and Repeat Trivalent Influenza Vaccine in Healthy Subjects and Hemodialysis Patients.- First-line Immunosuppressive Treatment in Children with Aplastic Anemia: Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin.- Index.