THE POLIO VACCINE Amber Metoxen In 1952‚ The Polio epidemic happened‚ each of the 48 states at the time had rampant cases of Polio. The un-curable disease had taken over America. Poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that attacks the nerve cells and sometimes the central nervous system; it is caused by the destruction of nerve cells in the spinal cord. Polio often causes muscle wasting‚ paralysis‚ and even death.1 In surveys of what Americans feared most‚ Polio came in second to the
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Vaccines have long been used to to fight disease and protect people. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a vaccine as a product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease‚ protecting the person from that disease. They can be administered through injections‚ but can also be administered through the mouth or sprayed into the nose.The first vaccine was invented in the year 1000 and was used to treat smallpox‚ a chinese man crushed up smallpox scabs
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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 an average of 24
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Anime is one of the few areas left where "traditional animation" is done. Traditional animation is a technique where each frame is drawn by hand. This method makes anime emphasized on how artistically it is made and allows more individuality to be expressed. Also‚ it clearly differentiates anime from cartoons‚ especially Disney animation which has more emphasis on the characters ’ movements. Even though computer animation is widely used these days as technology rises‚ the industry prefers traditional
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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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Prevention [CDC]‚ (2015) notates that‚ Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. Some people‚ such as older people‚ young children‚ and people with certain health conditions‚ are at high risk for serious flu complications. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year (Seasonal Influenza: Flu Basics‚ para. 1). Flu season typically
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A vaccine‚ by definition‚ “is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease” (Sachdev). Simply put‚ it is a man-made substance that contains a dead pathogen (such as the flu virus‚ chickenpox‚ etc.) that‚ while dead‚ can stimulate your immune system into a response. Once your immune system acts upon the particular pathogen‚ the body develops an immunity to the disease that will not be forgotten. In today’s society‚ all 50 States and the District of Columbia
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In recent years‚ the anti-vaccine movement has focused on the idea that vaccines can be connected to the neurological disorder that is autism (Vaccines & Autism). On average in today’s society‚ 1 out of 4 parents believes vaccines can cause autism in otherwise healthy children (Olson‚ Samantha). The whole idea of vaccinations causing autism began when a gastroenterologist from the United Kingdom named Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a study in The Lancet (a general medical journal) in 1998. In his
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The MMR vaccine is used to prevent Measles‚ Rubella and mumps. These desieses first had separate vaccines available before they were intergrated into one vaccine. The vaccine for measles has been around since 1963. Vaccines for Mumps and Rubella have been around since 1967 and 1969‚ respectively. The three vaccines became intergrated into one in 1971. The first MMR vaccine jab is given to a baby usually at 12-15 months old and the booster injection is given to the baby at usually at 4-6 years old. There
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The Polio Vaccine in America When my daughter was a baby‚ and we decided to delay vaccination‚ a friend of my mother-in-law seemed thrilled with our decision. However‚ she advised to look into the polio vaccine because there wasn ’t much they could do if someone did contract polio. During my research‚ I have found that the polio vaccine is all but completely unnecessary for anyone in the United States. Let ’s take a look at some of the most interesting information I have found. Taken directly
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