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G R Anderson

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PubMed1967

Rapidity and magnitude of antibody response to duck-embryo rabies vaccine administered as a pre-exposure regimen.

Rabies virus appears in the central nervous system within hours after it is introduced peripherally. It has been suggested that rapidity of appearance is an important factor in providing immunity against rabies. Since pre-exposure vaccination of man against this disease is performed in high-risk occupational groups, it is important to know the time-interval between administration of vaccine and appearance of antibody. This report shows that persons who received a booster inoculation of duck-embryo rabies vaccine 6 months after a pre-exposure course of 3 sensitizing intradermal doses of the same vaccine responded rapidly with the production of demonstrable antibody. That response was not assured if the person had failed to develop demonstrable antibody after the primary series. Antibody response to the booster occurred 3-8 days earlier than the appearance of antibody in persons who, in earlier studies, had received an intensive primary course of 14-21 subcutaneous doses of vaccine.The authors suggest that all persons who have received a primary course of rabies immunization should be tested for rabies antibody to determine whether the antibody-forming mechanism has been properly conditioned to respond to a booster injection in the event of subsequent exposure to rabies virus.

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Quality care for ill children: AIDS-specialized foster family homes.

Children with AIDS and related complexes present a new and serious challenge to the child welfare field's foster care system. At this stage of the world's knowledge of AIDS and treatment capacity for its victims, the children are stigmatized as plague bearers, their viability is unknown, and few, if any, will ever have a home to return to. This article describes a special foster care demonstration in behalf of AIDS infants.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
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Children and AIDS: implications for child welfare.

To the layers of mystery and controversy surrounding the cause, transmission, and treatment of AIDS is added yet another: children, as well as adults, are contacting AIDS. And, because of their dependent status, children with AIDS are becoming the responsibility of child welfare service providers. The author discusses the most recent findings on AIDS and children with AIDS and how the child welfare field can respond.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗