The DTaP vaccine is for children 0-7 years and the Tdap vaccine is the booster given at age 11 and to adults age 19-64. Both are inactivated bacterial vaccines that protect against diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis. We consider Tdap to be a booster vaccine because of it’s reduced dose of diphtheria and pertussis. Getting […]
Hi science nerds! Did you know the first recorded instance of the word “nerd” is in Dr. Seuss’ ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ published in 1950? He wasn’t an actual doctor. He added the “Dr.” to his pen name because his father always wanted him to practice medicine. He did, however, earn an honorary doctorate […]
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a nasty virus. Actually, it’s a group of 150+ different related viruses (called types or strains). Papilloma means wart. HPV can cause warts to appear in bumps–raised or flat, small or large–and sometimes in formations that can look cauliflower-like. These warts love to hang out in mucous-membrany areas such as the […]