HPV Epidemiology and HPV Lisa Rooney NSG/450 May 24‚ 2013 Dr. Phelps Epidemiology and HPV Epidemiology‚ What? Is that even an English word? Epidemiology is the study of health and health concerns in a population with an emphasis on establishing cause and effect. Epidemiology looks at how the disease manifests and spreads through out a population that are a risk and come up with effective prevention and treatment. Epidemiology Triangle Epidemiology is different from medical fields because
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Could vaccinations cause autism? One vaccine ingredient that has been studied specifically is thimerosal‚ a mercury based preservative used to prevent contamination of multi doses of vaccines. If herd immunity drops below 90% there will be a huge outbreak in diseases. All 50 states require certain vaccinations for children entering public schools‚ they point out illnesses such as smallpox and whooping cough and are now prevented by vaccination and millions of children’s lives are saved. Could vaccinations
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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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Vaccines have been used for many years to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Everyday‚ babies are born‚ and parents face the difficult decision of whether or not their child should be vaccinated‚ because some people are skeptical of their effects. Vaccinating children is tricky to come to a conclusion about‚ because there are so many reasons for both sides. This should no longer be a major problem. There should be mandatory vaccines that every American should receive. Vaccinations that
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Vaccines can be something that completely change the future in a way that is beneficial to the world. Some children are too young to be able to be shielded by vaccination and some are not able to vaccinate because of diseases and allergies. Although it is very important that other kids vaccinate and are fully immunized. With this‚ it protects others from the spread of the disease ("Five Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child." Vaccines.gov‚). The biggest argument keeping vaccines super important
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Money for Vaccines . Vaccines are very expensive but worth it for health. Once Vaccines are discovered there crucial to public health. (Gale) Vaccines have helped the world not get many diseases but there’s a lot of effort put into it. Vaccines cost lots of money‚ is it worth how much money we put in to it? Are vaccines worth it? Vaccines are crucial to public health. If we didn’t have vaccines the world would not be the same. “With the arrival of vaccines‚ numerous infectious diseases that struck
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Most people know‚ on a basic level‚ what vaccines are. However‚ do they actually know what a vaccine can do? Vaccines are the insertion of dead or weakened pathogens into the body. The immune system uses the pathogens to create immune cells that kill the disease-causing pathogens when they attack in the future. Receiving a vaccine for disease will cause the person to be actively immune‚ protects the person and their loved ones‚ and can assist in wiping out a communicable disease altogether.
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance
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Three Reasons Why “Thirteen Reasons Why” Should be Mandatory Reading for Grade Eight Students By Laurie Liu Jay Asher pronounced‚ “You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret is to press play.” The novel “Thirteen Reasons Why‚” written by Jay Asher is about a teenage boy named Clay Jensen who receives a set of tapes made by Hannah Baker. The tapes revealed Hannah’s list of thirteen reasons why she committed suicide
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public health issue. Vaccinations recommendation and why. The US Constitution gives states rights to enact when public health safety becomes a concern to protect the population health (Balog‚ 2009; Bhattacharya‚ 2013). Moreover‚ the law gives government rights to protect minors against illness as a safeguard override parental choices (Balog‚ 2009). It cost the US an estimate of $4 billion dollars a year of government expenditures on HPV-related issues (Chesson‚ Ekwueme‚ Saraiya‚ & Markowitz
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