Don't they make most of the medicines they use to combat diseases from antibodies?

They make vaccines out of a weakened version of the virus. Medicines are made out of different kinda of drugs.

You're welcome.

I agree with what Kaneda said except that i believe it's the dead version of the virus. but close enough. now I don't know too much about antibodies, but i'm tending to think that the are unique, but a match to the protein markers on the virus of that particular strain. keep in mind that the virus mutates very frequently(depending on the particular virus)

actually, guys the vaccacine is a very weak virus. The problem with most colds and diseases, such as HIV, is that they change thier appearance. What i mean is that most virus have a set code so that the body can create a antibody against it. The cold for example always changes its code so there are never antibodies to combat it. Same thing with HIV, they change there code while in the body so they can infiltrate the t cells and destroy them. Now, wothout those T cells, other viruses, such as strep throat, and flourish inside our bodies and not be beaten. And thats what kills us

see now, that's an educated person right there. Thank you gruesomeBODY, thank you.

That's pretty basic stuff, but yeah.

no problem

countdown before i get an std

hahaha i was waiting for mantra to make an appearance in this thread

In ye olde dayse it would have been Mantra popping up and shouting:

"Floor tiles!"

and then that would be that.

Ah, nostalgia, what a weird thing...

In ye olde dayse Mantra would've been publically executed.

Publically stoned to death, according to osmoses-jones. Where is that guy, anyway?

Waco, TX.

Thats crazy stuff.... The perfect human killer.. :O

Which is why you always wear a condom!

strep throat isn't a virus

actually mantra's right: http://www.theacorn.com/news/2002/04...lness/072.html
check out the first line.