There are many causes of thrombocytopenia. Your doctor may tell you that you have a form of the condition called immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), which is one of the most common causes of low platelets in people who do not have symptoms. You may hear it referred to by its old name, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
How the chickenpox vaccine works. The chickenpox vaccine is a live vaccine and contains a small amount of weakened varicella zoster virus. The vaccine causes your immune system to produce antibodies that will help protect against chickenpox. Read more about live vaccines. Read more about chickenpox vaccine side effects.
Vaccination. Both a killed and a live vaccine are available for the control of strangles. The only killed vaccine currently available in Canada is Strepguard TM by Intervet. Killed vaccines, in general, are administered with an initial series of intramuscular injections followed by an annual booster.