ABSTRACT

Introduction: The immunological response stimulated by infectious disease develops immunity. Childhood infectious diseases, when naturally contracted, gradually activate and mature immune systems. Both vaccination and the use of nosodes* for homoeoprophylaxis (HP)** aim to introduce infectious agents to activate disease-specific immunological responses and avoid possible risks of natural disease.[i],[ii],[iii] Both methodologies attenuate (weaken) the viral or bacterial agents to minimise the potential risk of too strong an immune system response.[iv] While vaccination comes with attended risks that sometimes are more violent than the actual disease,[v] HP offers a low-risk immunisation method as demonstrated by the production of mild, short-lived immunological responses as the desired response, and improved general health outcomes.