Obtained by steam distillation of the lavender flowers, lavender essential oil is effective in repelling dust mites, fleas, mosquitoes, ticks, bedbugs and spiders. Lavender does not kill insects. The aromatic scent of lavender is offensive, causing insects to flee the area.
The body's defense system. Most viruses do not cause serious diseases and are killed by the body's immune systemâits network of natural defenses. In many cases, people never even know they have been infected. But unlike bacteria, which can be killed by antibiotics, most viruses are not affected by existing medicines. Fortunately, scientists have been able to make vaccines, which help the body develop natural defenses to prevent many viral infections.
Antigen vaccines. Antigen vaccines use specific proteins or parts of proteins (antigens) from the surface of cancer cells to stimulate the immune system to fight these cells. Cancer cell antigens are sometimes mixed with substances to help the vaccine work better.These substances are called adjuvants. vaccine stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies to fight a disease. Most vaccines are used to prevent infectious diseases caused by viruses, such as the flu, measles or polio. Cancer vaccines are used to: 1  prevent a cancer from developing (prophylactic, or preventive, vaccine).