In 2009 8.1million children under five died worldwide which means that every day more than 22‚000 children died and 2/3 of deaths‚ 5.4million‚ were due to infectious diseases (UNICEF 2010). Mass vaccination campaigns are accepted as a number one solution to the child mortality from the preventable infectious diseases. Vaccines are one of the greatest public health attainments which from people benefited throughout the last two centuries (Stern‚ Markel 2005). They are the safe guardians of both children
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Communicable Disease: Communicable diseases‚ also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases‚ are illnesses that result from the infection‚ presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host. Infections may range in severity from asymptomatic (without symptoms) to severe and fatal. The term infection does not have the same meaning as infectious disease because some infections do not cause illness in a host. Disease
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DEVELOPING A CONVENIENT ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF RESIDUAL CTAB PRESENT IN HEAMOPHILUS INFUENZAE type b POLYSACCHARIDE Thesis submitted for the degree of Bachelor of Technology Biotechnology 1 BY 2 Mr. Sarthak Ranka 2 Under the guidance of 1 Dr. SURESH BERI ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR (PRODUCTION) Serum Institute Of India Ltd 212/2‚ Hadapsar Pune (MH)-411028 1 Submitted to
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Use the concept of collective identity to describe why collective actors come into being when they do. Create you own example or draw from a movement discussed in class. The definition for collective identity has evolved over the years. A newer definition proposed by Polletta and Jasper defines collective identity as an individual’s cognitive‚ moral‚ and emotional connection with a broader community‚ category‚ practice‚ or institution (Muse‚ Powerpoint). Agreeing with the ideology of a movement
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diseases like rabies‚ plague‚ cholera‚ typhoid fever‚ diphtheria‚ pertussis‚ tuberculosis‚ tetanus‚ yellow fever‚ influenza‚ polio‚ mumps‚ measles‚ rubella‚ and anthrax. (Ballarlo‚
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A seven week old baby‚ Colin Durkin‚ died of exposure to pertussis or “whooping cough.” Young infants‚ including Colin‚ are not able to get vaccines that can protect them from harmful diseases until the age of 2 months. A young 2 year-old girl‚ Lois‚ died of Diphtheria after not being vaccinated (Hardman). Two year old Gianna‚ from Sioux Falls‚ died from the flu virus. “We’d like to tell other families to take the flu seriously.” “It may look like the common cold at first‚ but flu viruses can
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A person is lying sick in bed‚ but what is one sick from? The lack of a vaccination‚ or from the vaccinations itself? A vaccination is a microorganisms or toxins that have been weakened in order to help prevent disease. When given a vaccination‚ they inject some of germs of the disease into the person. A person’s immune system tries to fight off the disease by creating antibodies. The antibodies then work off to destroy the disease just like if the body was attacked by the actual disease. They
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Tetanus‚ diptheria‚ pertussis (Tdap)‚ tetanus‚ diphtheria (Td) Varicella HPV Zoster MMR Pneumococcal conjugate‚ polysaccaride‚ Meningoccoal conjugate‚ polysaccaride Hep A‚ B Haemophilus b (Hib) CONTRAINDICATIONS/PR ECAUTIONS Tetanus‚ diptheria‚ pertussis (Tdap)‚ tetanus‚ diphtheria (Td) Severe allergic reactions Moderate or severe acute illness with or without fever History of Guillain-Barré Syndrome within 6 weeks of previous influenza vaccination For pertussis-containing vaccines:
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Section One: Jenny McCarthy (301 words) One of the main characters‚ Jenny McCarthy‚ is a celebrity and anti-vaccine activist in Paul A. Offit’s book that can be directly connected to the field of public health. This character serves to describe the kind of social and behavioral activities involved in the influencing of public hysteria surrounding the anti-vaccine movement. Jenny McCarthy‚ a well-known Chicago native‚ was born on November 1‚ 1972. She attended college to study nursing at Southern
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adults‚ it causes a mild illness. As for Mumps it affects the lining of the brain and spinal cord‚ not ultimately harmful. Pertussis known as whooping caugh is another highly contagious disease that affects the respiratory system. Whooping cough is most dangerous for babies and young children. Chickenpox is also a very contagious disease which cause some complications. Pertussis‚ german measles‚ mumps and chicken pox are all very serious when it comes to babies and people living with compromised immune
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