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There are two polio vaccines that are used throughout the world today. There is the oral polio vaccine and the injected polio vaccine. The injection vaccine was invented first. It was invented by Jonas Salk and first tested in 1952. It was announced to the world on April 12, 1955. The second vaccine was invented by Albert Sabin. This vaccine was the oral one. The oral vaccine was a scientific breakthrough at that time. The vaccine was began testing in 1957 and was introduced to the world in 1962.The Oral Polio Vaccine was much more fit for the younger polio victims. Most polio victims were young children but most complication with polio was with the older people who had polio. Babies and
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Vaccines work by mimicking a natural infection without causing disease. Because the body is now familiar with the infectious agent and knows how to fight it, the immune system is primed and ready when the real infection is encountered. First, the infectious agent must be separated and identified, and then work can begin on developing a vaccine. If the agent can not be isolated then vaccine development is virtually impossible.There are three types of vaccines: live vaccines, inactivated vaccines, and synthetic vaccines. Live vaccines are produced by growing the infection causing material under carefully controlled conditions that limit their virtulance. Usually one vaccine injection is
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Vaccine Essay
Vaccines have become a great debate in our coming society. There are two sides,” the pro vaccine” and the” against vaccine side”. There are numerous reasons to be on either sides but I have chosen to be on the pro vaccine side with many reasonable arguments. I believe that vaccines have a positive effect on the society because they have 90-99% effectiveness in preventing disease, vaccines provide economic benefits for society, and the ingredients in vaccines are safe in the amounts used.
First of all, 90-99% of vaccines are effective in preventing disease. According to Shot at Life, a United Nations Foundation partner organization, vaccines save 2.5 million
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Childhood Vaccines
Morgan Trythall
Wilmington University
Running head: VACCINES 1
Childhood Vaccines
Youth vaccines shield younger children from an assortment of genuine or perhaps deadly illnesses, including diphtheria, measles, meningitis, polio ,tetanus, and whooping cough. By vaccinating kids against illnesses it enables kids to develop into solid sound grown-ups. While vaccine injury can occur, vaccinations are very safe and effective because vaccinations are a good thing to have so that it helps to stop a virus and not get other people around sick, diseases that have killed children have been
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3-4 Annotating Your Sources
This is my intended argument: vaccinations should be mandatory because the instances of the diseases they protect from have either disappeared or are minimal at best. I understand there is a risk involved, but there is a risk involved with everything you do.
This source will support my argument because the biggest argument against mandatory vaccines is the detrimental effects on some children. If you look at the figures in percentage and not just the number, you will see that the risk is minute. With that being said, as a parent and grandparent, I understand you want 0% risk when it comes to your child, but that is unrealistic for any
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Cristela Flores
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Persuasive Letter
5/21/2018
Persuasive Letter
Vaccinations have been a controversial topic for a couple of years now, they have been questioned since their existence on whether they should be implemented at such a young age. According to national studies conducted by the American Pediatric Association about 90-99% of vaccinations are effective in preventing actual diseases, the other 1-10% causes allergic reactions, new medical conditions such as autism, down syndrome or in some cases even death. Although there is no actual correlation between vaccines causing autoimmune diseases parents are still very hesitant when it comes to vaccinating their
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antiviruses and other vaccines. The animals that are usually tested on are rodents that people don’t keep as pets.
Admittedly, they may be correct to say that research involving animals has lead to the creation of new vaccines. Granted, dozens of the vaccines we use today are from testing on animals.
However, testing on animals is unethical. Who is qualified to say that animals are less than humans? Both animals and humans are able to feel pain. Both animals and humans are have the capacity to flourish. Both animals and humans are members of a community. Both animals and humans are in possession of a life. According to Nuffield Council of Bioethics animals are not getting the proper moral
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Vaccination Safety Research Assignment 2
The last thing that any parent wants to be responsible for is harm coming to their children. From the moment we meet them, the only thing that we’re concerned with is their happiness and well-being. Advances in medicine have nearly eradicated many diseases, like measles, mumps, polio, and whooping cough, but at what potential cost? The majority of Americans today choose to vaccinate their children, as even they have been vaccinated. There are many people, however, who feel that vaccines have the potential to cause more harm than they do good. These parents are making the decision to not vaccinate their children. We’re going to explore both sides of
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. In most cases, vaccine preventable diseases are more detrimental to the elderly and very young. With a vaccination, a person is saving the life of countless people. So why wait?
Vaccines can prevent against diseases such as measles, mumps, and whooping cough.
Vaccinations are effective and safe, they are among the safest medical products out there. Not only that, but they can prevent suffering and costs related to a disease. The potential risk involved with a disease that a vaccine can prevent are much greater than the potential risk from the vaccines themselves. Vaccines typically carry a “killed” virus, and it is impossible to get a disease from them. Others have live, but weakened, viruses
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the GPS will help you navigate where you are and will bring you to safety. Vaccines are very helpful if you have a deadly illness and there is a vaccine for it, it can save your life. And a computer was made which makes a lot of hand work to be done a lot. Another thing made in the Information age is drugs and radios. Radios report news throughout the world, just think where we would be without them, and drugs are bad for people and they kill thousands a day, but the drugs that help save lives are the good ones.So the conclusion they have both affected my life a lot. They have affected my life equally.
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reduce the susceptibility to developing the disease. The polio vaccine protects 99 out of 100 children by preparing their immune systems to fight the polio virus. There are two types of vaccines, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), that can help prevent polio. Only IPV has been used in the United States since 2000, but OPV is still used worldwide (Center for Disease Control, 2017). Although there is a vaccine, there is no antiviral drug available to cure poliomyelitis, making it even more crucial to vaccinate. However, there are treatments that can help manage symptoms. Treatments include assisting with respiratory support during respiratory paralysis and
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This essay is about the use of animals in medical research. This essay talks about why labortatory animals are needed to help in the discovery of vaccines and cures, easing the burdern of chronic deseases, and ensuring humans a safe food supply. Includes the benefits and contributions animals have in medical research.Since the ancient Greeks, experimental animals have been very important to our understanding of the biological processes that makes life possible. In a world growing more complex daily, laboratory animals are needed more than ever to help in the discovery of vaccines and cures for the plagues of today and those to come, not to mention in both easing the burden of chronic
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a common sexually transmitted infection that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer. Men and women can carry it. HPV sometimes plays a role in other cancers as well, including cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and throat. From research i have learned that there are two HPV vaccines: ‘Gardasil’ and ‘Cervarix’. ‘Gardasil’, which protects against four HPV types (6, 11, 16, and 18), is for use by females aged 9-26 to help prevent cancer of the cervix, vagina, and vulva; genital warts, and anal cancer. It's also approved for males aged 9-26 to help prevent genital warts and anal cancer. Consequently, ‘Cervarix’ targets HPV types 16 and 18 (types 16 and 18 are responsible for 65% of
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influenza into different classes of pathogenic diseases as the diseases evolve as time passes.
Nevertheless, human beings started to be contaminate by the poultry industry, wild birds and other human beings, matters became overwhelm exasperation because the remedy for the avian influenza was vaccination and to make matters trounce the vaccination takes a while to manufacture the vaccination. With support and reinforcement from the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency, scientist could get assistance to deliver and distribute the vaccines around the world in expedited fashion in countries that needs the vaccine especially in third world countries.
Throughout the epidemic or
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) and swollen, tender lymph nodes usually on the back of the neck or behind the ears. On the second or third day, a rash appears that begins on the face and spreads downward. As it spreads down the body, it clears on the face. The rash could look like many other viral viruses. The rash can itch and last up to three days. As the rash fades away the skin flakes in large patches. Other symptom of Rubella, which are common in adults and teenagers are headache, loss of appetite, mild conjunctivitis, a stuffy or runny nose, swollen lymph nodes and pain and swelling in the joints. Some people do not have symptoms at all.In 1969 there were three vaccines, "HPV77:DE-5(duck embryo),HPV77:DE-12(dog kidney) and Cendehill (rabbit kidney)strains. In January of 1979 the RA 27/3 (human diploid fibroblast) strain (Meruvax-II) was licenced and all other strains were discontinued".
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factories, and chemical industries also contributing. Science is a good thing, but when people take advantage of it, and slide off their rockers, that leads to major problems.Budget is also a concern when it comes to science. Research requires a lot of money, and most of this money is provided by governments. Money is devoted for good things like the development of cures and vaccines, but money is also devoted to the pointless production of guns and other weapons of mass destruction. Every moment, scientists are working toward developing a more lethal weapon that would effectively wipeout the world. The funneling of all this money into research means that other issues like poverty and
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factories, and chemical industries also contributing. Science is a good thing, but when people take advantage of it, and slide off their rockers, that leads to major problems.Budget is also a concern when it comes to science. Research requires a lot of money, and most of this money is provided by governments. Money is devoted for good things like the development of cures and vaccines, but money is also devoted to the pointless production of guns and other weapons of mass destruction. Every moment, scientists are working toward developing a more lethal weapon that would effectively wipeout the world. The funneling of all this money into research means that other issues like poverty and
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economy can vary. In Columbus we have a diverse and strong local economy. Major companies like Wendy’s, Nationwide Insurance and Huntington Bancshares have their headquarters located in Columbus. With Columbus being so diverse in culture, economy and health it is continually growing.
The city of Columbus takes its health status serious. Columbus Public Health provides free vaccines to children under the age of 18 who are not insured or if they are underinsured. They also provide vaccines at a reasonable price. Columbus Public Health will tell you if you are up to date on all of your immunization shots.
People who are uninsured and underinsured are able to visit their local hospitals without
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, healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2013/11/112213_meningitis_college_outbreaks.php.
“Vaccines and Preventable Diseases.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 May 2017, www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mening/public/index.html.
“Meningitis.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 23 Dec. 2017, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/meningitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350508.
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use of antibiotics, the fatality
rate was 20%. Several antibiotics are effective for the treatment of typhoid fever. Two typhoid vaccines are currently
recommended for use by:
· an injectable polysaccharide vaccine based on the purified Vi antigen (known as Vi-PS vaccine) for persons
aged two years and above;
· and a live attenuated oral Ty21a vaccine in capsule formulation for those over five years of age.
WHO (World Health Organization ) recommends the use of the Vi-PS and Ty21a vaccines to control endemic
disease and for outbreak
control. WHO further recommends that all typhoid fever vaccination programmes should be implemented in
the context of other efforts to control the disease
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