Communicable Disease/Hepatitis Francois Drof HCS/457 March 18‚ 2013 Lindsay Cogan Communicable Disease/Hepatitis B The communicable disease I have chosen for this paper is Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus can cause infections that can last a life time. These infections include cirrhosis of the liver (scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and ultimately death. Hepatitis B is highly contagious and this disease affects
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Vaccines Are Necessary For Controlling Preventable Diseases The topic of laws mandating vaccinations is a much debated issue. A large number of parents argue they should not be forced to vaccinate their children in order for them to attend public school and daycare. One reason for the controversy of their use is the increased number of children with autism‚ which some reports have indicated is a possible side effect of vaccines. Information regarding potential negative side effects of vaccines
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Medical Counsel released its findings on Wakefield’s experiments on children pertaining to vaccinations. They found his methodology extremely unethical. They also debunked the idea that there is a correlation between autism and vaccinations. Even with this seemingly foundational information‚ there are still parents today called‚ “anti-vaxxers” who still believe in this link between autism and vaccinations. Many anti-vaxxers are a part of a huge community‚ using the internet as their platform to
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adverse reactions to the vaccine. There is still unknown information about the adverse reactions. These reactions are currently being investigated. Currently‚ what is known is that reactions are consistent with headaches‚ fever‚ and myalgia. The vaccination does contain embryonated eggs and will have an adverse reaction to someone allergic to eggs. Incidences of the yellow fever virus peaked in the 1980s. Nearly 200‚000 incidence of this virus are being reported annually‚ 90% occurring in Africa. Areas
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Statistics showed a high incidence of deaths in developing countries from infectious diseases like influenza‚ which are generally considered preventable in the developed world. Mark Kendall‚ a biomedical engineer‚ was shocked that even with specific vaccinations available‚ 2 million people per year were dying – most from developing countries. He was concerned that the existing vaccines‚ in the form of needles and syringes‚ weren’t adequate. Kendall and his multidisciplinary team‚ based at the Institute
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How can societies help protect their citizens against serious infectious diseases? (Your choice to focus on Vaccines‚ Alternative Medicine or Antibiotics) To protect ourselves against serious infectious diseases‚ we have several choices‚ for (Perlstein)example vaccines‚ alternative medicine and antibiotics. There are however‚ positives and negatives to all of these choices. Citizens have a responsibility to be informed about medical choices and the consequences of their decisions. TASK –
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The Variola virus otherwise known as the Small pox is an enveloped protected DNA containing virus that causes severe illness. Small pox has a history dating back to prehistory times. It is believed to have appeared around 10‚000 BC in northeast Africa. Evidence was suggested by medical examination of mummies ; their skin appeared have contain skin lesions resembling those ones that have had small pox. The infection of the variola virus seemed uncontainable during the prehistory times and even during
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Why Vaccinate? Public opinion of childhood vaccinations has fluctuated greatly in recent years. Questions relating to the necessity and usefulness of vaccines as well as their safety has been called into question. Unfortunately‚ the amount of misinformation spread about vaccines has clouded the issue and divided parents on the subject. The truth is that vaccines are safe and should be made mandatory for all children. Most members of modern society either do not understand the threats that vaccines
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prevented using Td vaccine. Pertussis in Haemophilus influenza type B has been shown to be as a result of parents not embracing vaccination according to the recent measles outbreak. The outbreaks have underscored the necessity for continued efforts in educating the community regarding the efficiency and safety of the currently licensed vaccines. Polio has been the most feared illness during childhood. Polio has caused paralysis and most deaths in the past. A dramatic polio increase was experienced
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Should Vaccinations be Mandatory? This essay will attempt to investigate the employment of the 23 plus vaccinations used today and how they defend the preventions and spread of diseases. The paper will support the pros and the cons of vaccinations that are supported by research statistics as well as the different symptoms that have been reported for each available vaccine. What is a vaccine? Vaccines have been defined as the development of depleted or killed microscopic organisms
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