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  2. Vaccine-associated sarcoma - Wikipedia

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    Vaccine-associated sarcoma. A vaccine-associated sarcoma (VAS) or feline injection-site sarcoma (FISS) is a type of malignant tumor found in cats (and, often, dogs and ferrets) which has been linked to certain vaccines. VAS has become a concern for veterinarians and cat owners alike and has resulted in changes in recommended vaccine protocols.

  3. Allergy to cats - Wikipedia

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    Allergies to cats, a type of animal allergy, are one of the most common allergies experienced by humans.Among the eight known cat allergens, the most prominent allergen is secretoglobin Fel d 1, which is produced in the anal glands, salivary glands, and, mainly, in sebaceous glands of cats, and is ubiquitous in the United States, even in households without cats. [1]

  4. Feline vaccination - Wikipedia

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    Feline vaccination. Feline vaccination is animal vaccination applied to cats. Vaccination plays a vital role in protecting cats from infectious diseases, some of which are potentially fatal. They can be exposed to these diseases from their environment, other pets, or even humans.

  5. Feline immunodeficiency virus - Wikipedia

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    Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a Lentivirus that affects cats worldwide, with 2.5% to 4.4% [1] [2] of felines being infected.. FIV was first isolated in 1986, by Niels C Pedersen and Janet K. Yamamoto at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in a colony of cats that had a high prevalence of opportunistic infections and degenerative conditions and was originally called Feline T ...

  6. What to know about Medicare coverage for allergy shots - AOL

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    The shots should also take place in a clinical setting that can respond quickly to severe allergic reactions, which can be a side effect of allergy shots. Conditions for which Medicare will ...

  7. Allergen immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Desensitization, hypo-sensitization. [edit on Wikidata] Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies (such as insect bites) and asthma. [1][2] Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergens in an attempt to change the immune ...

  8. Cancer vaccine - Wikipedia

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    Cancer vaccine. A cancer vaccine, or oncovaccine, is a vaccine that either treats existing cancer or prevents development of cancer. [1] Vaccines that treat existing cancer are known as therapeutic cancer vaccines or tumor antigen vaccines. Some of the vaccines are "autologous", being prepared from samples taken from the patient, and are ...

  9. Immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system. Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies, while immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are classified as suppression immunotherapies.