Vaccines are are very controversial in today’s society‚ and are argued about frequently. Some people choose to receive them‚ and some people do not‚ depending on their perspective. The flu vaccination has proven to be beneficial to society‚ but there are things that cause people to not want them due to common misconceptions; people may be more willing to receive shots if they know how vaccines work‚ how they were and are now made‚ and their effects on not only the body but society as a whole. Misconceptions
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Emily Hax Alan Cumings English 3200.8 September 30‚ 2014 ABC vs. The Guardian on Ebola Outbreak The ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of ebola ever recorded. The first documented infected area started in Guinea and now has spread from “Guinea to Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ Nigeria and Senegal and killed more than 2‚000 people” (ABC) This is a strikingly scary topic in the news today due to the virus’s rapid infection rate and lack of a cure. “ABC World News‚” and “The Guardian”
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Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Have you ever considered injecting yourself with a virus? Yes‚ purposefully. Well‚ if you’ve ever received a vaccine‚ then the answer‚ quite simply‚ is yes. Vaccines‚ in fact‚ are shots which inject the patient with a small dose of virus particles. These particles help the body build a natural immunity to the disease or virus. Who would have thought that the best way to prevent you from getting sick is actually exposing yourself!? But there’s more to vaccines than meet
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INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VACCINE Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Influenza‚ or flu for short‚ has been a common seasonal irritant for hundreds of years. Symptoms are consistent with those of a cold‚ congestion‚ fever‚ chills‚ and aches and pains. Everyone needs to be aware of the dangers of the influenza virus‚ and the benefits of the inactivated influenza vaccine. The vaccine is a primary level of intervention in that it is received before or at the onset flu season. After one is vaccinated antibodies
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pandemics the world has ever known - the Spanish flu. The flu‚ caused by H1N1 virus‚ claimed the lives of 675‚000 Americans during World War I. About forty years later‚ in 1957‚ another pandemics caused by H2N2 killed approximately 70‚000 Americans. The virus‚ which contained genes from human and avian influenza‚ was firstly identified in China then quickly spread to other parts of the world. In 1968‚ an outbreak of H3N2 virus (which also was the result of human and avian influenza genes) occurred and
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2017 The Various Viewpoints on Vaccines During the decades before vaccines were invented people died from diseases that spread throughout the land. These common diseases‚ at the time‚ would wipe out thousands of people. Once the vaccines came around‚ during the late 1700s‚ it helped build peoples immune system‚ and the rate of deaths dropped tremendously. Now‚ in 2017 more vaccines have been created to further benefit people from becoming ill. These vaccines are mandatory for children to
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Zika virus is a disease spread to people mainly through a mosquito bite. The mosquito has to be infected with Aedes Species. Aedes Species is the main character that spreads the virus that causes Zika. Usually the mosquito that carries the virus is a female. There are a number of symptoms involved with the disease. For example some common symptoms are a fever‚ rash‚ joint pain and red eyes. This is a mild illness where the symptoms can last for several days to a week after the initial bite. If you
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prevent getting diseases. Many of us think vaccines cause autism‚ but researchers say‚ it does not give you autism. Vaccines are important to get because if they were not‚ then why would Disneyland be closed because people spread the virus‚ which was measles. Also‚ adults need to ask their doctors which one is needed because many people are dying from diseases and are not aware of what vaccine is needed at what age. Some background information that vaccines are important to get because “influenza kills
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Ebola virus disease (EVD; also Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ or EHF)‚ or simply Ebola‚ is a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. Signs and symptoms typically start between two days and three weeks after contracting the virus as a fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pain‚ and headaches. Then‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea and rash usually follow‚ along with decreased function of the liver and kidneys. At this time some people begin to bleed both internally and externally.[1] The disease has a high
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characteristics‚ basic properties and medical importance of the virus The human papilloma virus‚ a member of the family Papillomaviridae‚ is an agent that causes Human Papillomavirus infections that affect skin and mucous membranes. This group of viruses includes more than 100 different strains or types and more than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted. HPV can infect the genital areas of both women and men and is a virus specific to humans. This includes the vulva in women‚ the cervix
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