vets give animals shots that may be too much for their weight or too many shots throughout their life. Many people think that over vaccinating will make the animal sick or possibly die. Veterinarians think the animal is too small for the amount of vaccine or that the animal only needs to get vaccinated once when is is a baby. While others believe giving the annual shots in full doses is fine and is needed to prevent the diseases the shots are for. People also think that without the annual shots the
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Vaccines represent one of the great achievements in public health. A turning point in the war against pathogenic infection occurred over 200 years ago when Edward Jenner used cowpox to elicit protective immune responses against a devastating outbreak of smallpox. Since then‚ the use of safe and effective vaccines to prevent infection has become a fundamental aspect of modern medicine. While many vaccination campaigns have been successful‚ the constant emergence‚ and re-emergence‚ of pathogens challenges
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Some of the pros include: Vaccines can save children’s lives‚ the ingredients in vaccines are safe in the amounts used‚ major medical organizations state that vaccines are safe‚ adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare‚ vaccines protect the “herd”‚ vaccines save children and their parents time and money‚ vaccines protect future generations‚ vaccines eradicated smallpox and have nearly eradicated other diseases such as polio‚ vaccine-preventable diseases have not disappeared
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the date the vaccine was given‚ serial number‚ and expiration date. Some vaccines such as rabies are required by law and can only be administered by a veterinarian. Owners are unable to determine the freshness and reliability of the vaccine and lastly‚ pets will be missing out on an annual exam‚ where questions can be answered about
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Over the centuries vaccines have been extremely important to help stop diseases. Parents should not have the right to prevent their child from getting vaccinated. Vaccinations save lives and if only if a child has a specific disease that will react with the vaccination should parents be able to prevent it. When a child gets a vaccination‚ then the child is basically prevented from getting the disease. In 1796 the English doctor Edward Jenner developed the world’s first vaccination. Although Jenner
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Dealing with childhood pneumonia in developing countries: how can we make a difference? The past few years have seen renewed attention focused on the persistent burden of childhood mortality globally. Of the 10.6 million deaths of children under 5 every year‚ the vast majority occur in a mere 42 countries of the developing world. It is also apparent that despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology and significance of the major causes of child death‚ most of the known killers such as diarrhoeal
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drugs that are available for treating people with malaria are: chloroquine‚ quinine‚ hydroxychloroquine‚ artemether and lumefantrine (coartem)‚ atovaquane and proguanil (malarone)‚ mefloquine‚ clindamycin (cleocin) and doxycycline. The four most common anti-malarial medications prescribed in the United States for foreign travel are: chloroquine‚ mefloquine‚ doxycycline‚ and malarone. Chloroquine is taken once a week‚ from two weeks before you departure‚ until four weeks after you return. According to
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under attack by microscopic viruses and bacteria. Vaccines work with the immune system‚ which is the first line of defense against these pathogens‚ to strengthen its protective response. It can distinguish self from non-self and thus detect and destroy foreign material (VanMeter & Hubert‚ 2014). Natural active immunity comes from acquiring an illness or disease which means that it takes getting sick to develop resistance (VanMeter & Hubert). A vaccine is an artificial active immunity that stimulates
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To Immunize or Not to Immunize? In 2003 there were two million deaths in children that were prevented because of immunization. This is a huge number; these lives were saved by vaccines. Children who are young and whose immune systems are not fully developed can die of illnesses that we as adults think are routine or not life threatening. What we do know is that if children are not immunized‚ illnesses like polio‚ measles‚ rubella‚ meningitis‚ and tetanus to name a few‚ will indeed return‚ with the
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body’s immunity in fighting against these harmful organisms. Vaccinations are also known as immunisations‚ needles and shots. All vaccinations must be licensed and approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to ensure that the vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines also go through a variety of testings‚ clinical trials and sanctions whereby extensive scientific processes and regulatory processes take place in producing the greatest and most safe possible solution for the diseases. According
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