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Vaccination
of pets
By
Luke Dutton BVSc, MRCVS
Cliffe Veterinary Group
How does vaccination
protect my pet?
Vaccination is one of the only
effective ways of combating
infectious diseases in both
humans and animals.
Vaccination works by injecting
a dead or inactivated form of
the organism into the animal,
which then mounts an immune
response with antibodies. On
first encounter with a new or
‘novel’ organism, the body
takes some time to produce
antibodies. If the body
overcomes the infection, it
produces ‘memory’ to the
specific organism it was
infected with. The next time
this organism is encountered,
the immune response and
antibody level rises much more
rapidly, reducing the window
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