A vaccine is defined as “a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases‚ prepared from the causative agent of a disease‚ its products‚ or a synthetic substitute‚ treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease” (“The Definition of Vaccine”). In simpler terms‚ a vaccine is an injection of a dead or weakened bacteria or virus that helps the human body produce an immunity to the said bacteria or virus. Vaccines‚ though proved
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debate on vaccines is growing more heated as each day passes. Some Americans‚ many of whom are concerned parents‚ argue that the overuse of vaccinations at an early age can lead to the development of a form of Autism and has even led to a widespread movement of parents refusing to vaccinate their children. Those who continue to support vaccinations rebuke this idea stating that there is no scientific proof that vaccinations are a leading cause of autism and other learning disorders. Vaccines save lives
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Vaccines: Safe? Orna Izakson explains the risks and benefits of being vaccinated in an article of Your Health. She answers questions that some parents have today regarding vaccines being safe and what health problems they may cause in children. Can vaccines cause autism? What adverse side effects come with vaccines that contain thimerosal? Before reading this article I agreed with the parents and scientists that questioned the safety of vaccinating children. With all the questions and concerns
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worldwide by the virus.1 Before a vaccine was created‚ nearly all children before the age of 15 would be struck with a high fever‚ inflamed eyes‚ small white spots on the inside of the mouth‚ and a red‚ flat rash that covered the body. The development of a vaccine in 1963 was able to lower the number of individuals infected with this Measles virus. In 1968 Maurice Hillman improved the vaccine. Since then‚ the vaccine has helped save over a million lives per year. The Measles virus is highly contagious
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Why Vaccines Should Not Be Ignored Vaccines are being ignored on a wide scale due to many occuring problems in the United States. Some people do not understand that ignoring a vaccine can come with many consequences. In some cases vaccines are required to go to a school or sometimes even another country. Although‚ vaccines are not mandatory most‚ if not all‚ nurses encourage getting vaccinated. Some people feel as if vaccines are bad for them‚ but that is not accurate at all. When a nurse gives
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Poliomyelitis (shortened to polio) has been around for thousands of years‚ and there is still no cure‚ but at the peak of its devastation in the United States‚ Dr. Jonas Salk introduced a way to prevent it. Polio attacks the nerve cells and sometimes the central nervous system‚ causing muscle wasting‚ paralysis‚ and even death. The disease‚ whose symptoms are flu like‚ stuck mostly children‚ and in the first half of the 20th century the epidemics of polio were becoming more devastating. Salk
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the flu vaccine are flu-like symptoms. Fever shills‚ headache‚ muscle aches and fatigue are flu symptoms. Serious reactions include life threatening allergies to the ingredients as well as Guillain-Barre’ syndrome (GBS) which is a severe paralytic disease. GBS can occur up to several weeks after a flu vaccine injection and can be fatal in about one in 20 people. Other reactions reported are encephalopathy‚ brain stem encephalitis‚ polyneuritis‚ arthritis‚ and thrombocytopenia. Flu vaccines are made
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these medical issues can be prevented by the one of three HPV vaccines licensed by the Food and Drug Administration. (Palmer‚ et al 2015) Studies also show that practicing safe sex and limiting sexual partners reduces the risk factors for contracting HPV. (Chan‚ et al 2012) While the HPV vaccines have been proven to significantly decrease the likelihood of HPV and its consequences‚ women around the world have issues accepting the vaccines and administering them to themselves or children. The objective
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Measles is an infectious disease that is caused by a virus. This virus can adapt in the nose and throat of people that have this disease. The ways in which this illness can be spread is by physical contact‚ coughing and sneezing. The virus in the mucus of the nose can also remain actively infectious for two hours. This means that you can become ill by being in touch with the virus not only inside the body but also outside‚ for example‚ it can be found on door handles. Once you have been infected
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” Gardasil‚ a vaccine that protects against HPV (human papillomavirus)‚ has practically become a household word in the United States since it was approved in 2006. TV commercials featuring young girls chanting "I’m going to be one less" are quite commonplace‚ and now the vaccine‚ which protects against the four types of HPV that potentially lead to cervical cancers and genital warts‚ is being recommended for girls aged 11 to 26. The development of the HPV vaccines has brought on much
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