Above: The Fox Hole Radio built with a WWII-era âbluedâ razor blade and pencil lead for the detector. Note the bamboo coil form and the paper clip attached to a cork used to slide along the coil turns to tune the radio. The orange wire goes to the antenna, the black wire to ground.
FIV is diagnosed with a âsnapâ test, usually in combination with the Felv test. A positive FIV test almost always indicates active infection. The exception is young kittens born to an FIV positive queen. Young kittens possess antibodies to FIV from mom, but may not actually have the disease. So, if you have an FIV positive kitten, before panicking, have the kitten retested at 6 months of age.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has approved the Hib vaccine for use with children at 2, 4, 6 and 12-15 months of age. The new vaccine, MenHibrix, has been approved for children ages 6 weeks through 18 months. Hiberix is a conjugate vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline that is indicated for vaccination as a booster dose for use in children ages 15 months through 4 years of age, prior to the fifth birthday, for the prevention of Haemophilus type b. 9 The protein carrier is tetanus toxoid.