Search for dissertations about: "Childhood vaccine"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Childhood vaccine.
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1. Vaccine-induced aluminium allergy and long-lasting subcutaneous itching nodules
Abstract : Background: Aluminium contact dermatitis is rare even though aluminium is frequently used in antiperspirants and sunscreens. Sensitisation to aluminium is mostly a side effect of aluminium-adsorbed vaccines. These can also induce long-lasting intensely itching subcutaneous nodules (granulomas) at the injection site. READ MORE
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2. Disease, Death, and Displacement : The long-term effects of early-life conditions on income, education, and health in Sweden, 1937-2011
Abstract : How are people’s lives shaped by what they experience during infancy, childhood, and adolescence? How are their adult lives impacted by a sudden improvement or worsening in their early-life conditions?This dissertation aims at providing some insights about how specific changes in early-life conditions can affect individuals’ lives in the long-term. It focuses on three very different shocks to early-life conditions: (1) exposure to disease and vaccination, studied through the case of polio and the vaccine against it, (2) experiencing forced migration, studied through the case of Yugoslavian refugees in Sweden, and (3) losing a parent during the childhood years. READ MORE
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3. Characterization of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 hybrid vaccine candidates
Abstract : Shigellae is endemic in many developing countries in the world and a major cause of childhood diarrheal morbidity and mortality. Infections caused by Shigella dysenteriae type 1 are particularly severe. READ MORE
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4. Haemophilus influenzae-induced acute otitis media. Aspects of virulence and protection in an animal model
Abstract : Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common illness diagnosed during early childhood. One of the major etiologic agents is Haemophilus influenzae. Apart from AOM, this organism can cause a broad range of infectious diseases such as meningitis, epiglottitis, arthritis, and pneumonia. Despite the importance of H. READ MORE
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5. Seroepidemiology of vaccine-preventable and emerging RNA viruses in Rwanda
Abstract : Abstract Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, and in Rwanda diarrhea, lower respiratory and other common infections are linked to high mortality and morbidity. For children ... READ MORE