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Medicines
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A manufacturer and distributor of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, PnuVax helps communities in the developing world limit common childhood diseases. PnuVax protects against diphtheria, polio, hepatitis B, and other emerging and reemerging diseases.
According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, emerging diseases are defined in a few different ways: either they were unknown before an outbreak or they have become persistent and uncontrollable with current medications. Known diseases that have risen in the geographic range of incidence during the past 20 years are also classified as emerging infectious diseases. A few common examples are Lyme disease, dengue fever, Zika, and SARS.
Reemerging infectious diseases reappear after a period of significant decline. These include such diseases as tuberculosis, malaria, and influenza.
Diseases that are controlled in one country may reappear when a traveler brings the condition with him/her. For this reason, international travelers must get certain vaccines before they visit some countries.
