Generic Prilosec (Omeprazole, Prilosec® equivalent)
Omeprazole decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. Omeprazole is used to treat ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD or heartburn), and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid production. Omeprazole may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
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20mg
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TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: VACCINATION
The term vaccination is derived from the word vaccinia, or cowpox. Edward Jenner performed the first vaccination against smallpox in 1798. He noted that milkmaids rarely contracted smallpox and wondered why this was so. He found that milkmaids did contract a related disease from cows (cowpox), but that the illness was not serious and left no disfiguring marks. He prepared an inoculum from the pustule of a milkmaid with cowpox, inoculated susceptible humans, and found that these vaccinated individuals did not contract smallpox even when exposed to virulent smallpox virus.
Since Jenner's time, medical professionals have prepared vaccines against many different infectious agents. A vaccine is a preparation of an antigen or antigens from an infectious agent that, when injected into a normal, susceptible body, initiates an immune response against a subsequent infection by the organism. A vaccine may consist of live organisms that retain their antigenic properties and can replicate in the body but will not cause severe illness; killed organisms that retain antigenic properties but will not replicate in the body and will not cause severe illness; or pure antigens.
Many successful vaccine preparations have been developed over the years, particularly to combat virus infections. Some of these are polio, rubella, measles, mumps, adenovirus, smallpox, and influenza. Table 14.7 indicates the principal used to prevent human viral diseases.
The vaccines most commonly used to protect against bacterial infections are diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus toxoid (the latter to protect against infection by Clostridium tetani, the causative agent of lock jaw). Although there are thousands of strains of bacteria, only a few bacterial vaccines have been developed because most bacterial infections are readily controlled through the use of antibiotics. In contrast, most viral infections cannot be controlled by drugs; therefore, immunization by vaccination is of more benefit.
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