LIPOVACCINES AS INFLUENZA PROPHYLACTIC

The Sterilization of Lipovaccines

Pneumococcus lipovacdne confers a definite protection against pneumococcus infection in mice. The protective quality is not destroyed, and apparently is not greatly diminished, by heating to 130 degrees C. for 3 hours or 120 degrees C. for 12 hours. Typhoid lipovaccine gives rise to the formation of agglutinins in rabbits but to a lesser degree than saline suspensions. The antigenic qualities o...

Quinine as a Malaria Prophylactic

Title : Influenza Virus Protecting RNA : an Effective Prophylactic and Therapeutic

1 Another influenza pandemic is inevitable, and new measures to combat this and seasonal 2 influenza are urgently needed. Here we describe a new concept in antivirals based on a 3 defined, naturally occurring defective influenza RNA that has the potential to protect against 4 any influenza A virus in any animal host. This protecting RNA (244 RNA) is incorporated 5 into virions which although no...

The Prophylactic Effect of Anti-influenza Agents for an Influenza Outbreak in a University Hospital

Objective From November 24 to December 9, 2013, an outbreak of the influenza (flu) A (H3) virus occurred in a tertiary-care university hospital (1,014 beds). We herein report the prophylactic effect of anti-flu agents for controlling the flu outbreak. Methods We administered pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis with anti-flu agents in flu outbreak. To test the effectiveness of prophylaxis in a flu...

An Epidemic of Influenza. Results of Prophylactic Inoculation of a Complex Influenza A-distemper Vaccine.