Swine Flu Pre-Clinic DHYG 1331 Audrey Aguirre Audrey Aguirre Pre-Clinic Mrs. Rico 11-1-2014 Swine Flu When you think Swine Flu‚ you automatically think‚ “Okay‚ this is going to be something that has to do with pigs.” Well‚ you’re right‚ it does have to do with pigs‚ but it is a transmissible disease that affects not only the pigs‚ but us as well. In 1918‚ there was a flu pandemic. A pandemic is an infectious transmissible disease that has spread throughout the human populations. While this
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The Bird Flu Infection Evelyn Rivera July 26‚ 2008 Speech 101 Informative Speech Imagine waking up one morning not able to move because all your muscles hurt‚ and have a fever of 112 with a sore throat and you have difficulty to breath. While all this is happening‚ you can’t see what is going on with you because your eyes are infected. This is what will happen to you if you are infected by the bird flu. Today‚ I am going to inform you about the Bird flu also known as the Avian Flu. I am going
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irritant. Aluminum‚ used in some vaccines‚ could cause neurological harm. Formaldehyde is a carcinogen and‚ exposure can cause side effects such as cardiac impairment‚ central nervous system depression‚ "changes in higher cognitive functions‚" coma‚ convulsions‚ and death. Glutaraldehyde‚ a compound used to disinfect medical and dental equipment‚ is used in some DTaP vaccinations and exposure can cause asthma and other respiratory issues. Some polio‚ TD‚ and DTaP vaccines contain 2-phenoxyethanol‚ an
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Development of a Monovalent Vaccine Based on cAdVax Technology Against Zaire Ebola Virus Offers Hope in Developing a Bivalent Vaccine Against the 2 Deadliest Strains Microbial Genetics BT405 Thomas Jefferson University December 15‚ 2010 Development of a Monovalent Vaccine Based on cAdVax Technology Against Zaire Ebola Virus Offers Hope in Developing a Bivalent Vaccine Against the 2 Deadliest Strains Ebola viruses are a group of highly pathogenic filoviruses that cause outbreaks of severe
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Smallpox‚ and pneumonia. (Public Health) However‚ today in most all around the world vaccines are required to prevent any diseases from spreading‚ with today’s laws all children are required to have their vaccines up to date to be able to attend school‚ causing arguments between parents from both sides about the pros and cons of the
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Vaccines according to the CDC (2009) are a disease causing agent that aids the human body in gaining immunity to fight off a specific infectious disease. These vaccinations are usually administered to young children in a serious of treatments over a prescribed period of time so that they can eventually become fully immunized. In the United States children are required by law to receive vaccinations. Disease that children have to receive vaccination against include. Polio‚ Varicella‚ Mumps and Rubella
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didn’t find what the vaccine prevented until after I had the final shot. Human Papillomavirus is considered a sexually transmitted infection which can cause many different cancers such as cervical‚ anal‚ and throat. Just because it prevents infections‚ it doesn’t mean people shouldn’t take proper precautions when it comes to sex. By looking at the scientific evidence and outwaiting the pros and cons‚ I am for this vaccine. The main reason that parents do not want to get vaccines is because of severe
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Do Vaccines really cause Autism? The myth that vaccines causes autism began in 1998 when a study wrongly linked autism with vaccines‚ the author of this claim lost his medical license‚ but the idea was still strong. In fact vaccines don’t cause autism‚ but in reality they help to develop immunities to many viruses‚ and to stop the spread of them too. How this myth did is still so popular? The answer is easy and it’s that many parents are scared that their children may get autism‚ so they prefer
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Vaccines: Why Are They Important? Joshua Cambria Northeastern University Outbreaks of highly contagious childhood diseases like small pox‚ polio‚ measles and whooping cough have started to resurface. 50 years ago‚ parents and children could tell you the name of a person they knew that suffered from these diseases. That is no longer the case; most people have no direct knowledge of these diseases. Until recently‚ practicing doctors had not seen an active case due
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patients prone to the specific sickness‚ vaccine-preventable diseases haven’t gone away. In a time when people can travel across the world‚ it’s not hard to see how easy it is to contract diseases from all over the world. Vaccines are just as important to your health then just healthy foods such as a diet and exercise‚ but they can also mean the difference between life and death. Measles‚ Shingles‚ Smallpox‚ and/or Tuberculosis are all examples of vaccine-preventable diseases. These diseases have
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