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The experiment's opponents fear that if the treated toxin were accidentally released into the atmosphere, it could trigger a diphtheria epidemic. Diphtheria is an often-fatal disease whose spread was effectively wiped out by a vaccine.
The most effective weapon against herpes would be an agent that activated the immune system before an attack. Once the virus has tunneled into the ganglia, it may be too late for a cure. "You would need a pretty remarkable drug to attack the virus genes without damaging the host...
A new vaccine offers hope against an ancient disease
The best treatment, most doctors agree, would be a vaccine. Researchers have been working with armadillos, which are among the few animals susceptible to leprosy. Leprosy bacteria taken from infected armadillos are killed and used in an experimental vaccine. Results of tests in animals are encouraging. Tests of the vaccine...
A successful vaccine would finally put an end to the age-old taint that lepers bear. Even today, patients, though treated and no longer contagious, carry the onus. "I feel ashamed," says Leni Ignosta, 20, a Los Angeles welder who contracted leprosy five years ago in Samoa before moving to...