When you are properly vaccinated, you help your body in the prevention of infection from pathogens by exposing your immune system to a modified form of these disease-causing microorganisms. This provides experience for your immune system in fighting certain strains of pathogens without actually inflicting the illness onto you. Your body can use this experience to recognize the normal forms of these pathogens so it will identify them in the future as bodily invaders and know to attack them to prevent infection. Your overall chance of contracting illnesses of which you are properly immunized against is greatly reduced.
Vaccination is not only beneficial for individual health, but to public health in general. Becoming immunized against a communicable disease can strongly reduce your likelihood of spreading it as a carrier. You are at even less risk of contracting a communicable disease if the …show more content…
For example, past success with vaccination has directly led to almost complete eradication of some deadly infectious diseases like smallpox. Other potentially lethal diseases, like polio, mumps, and measles, are now capable of being effectively vaccinated against. Facts like these show the true value and importance of implementing vaccines. While visiting your doctor, you should make sure that you are up to date on all necessary vaccines so as to prevent becoming infected by or spreading preventable communicable