Shaala D. Kirkby K. Burgan Medical Billing & Coding Specialist 12 September 2011 Pertussis Whooping cough‚ which is also known as‚ Pertussis‚ is caused by infection by the Bordetella Pertussis bacteria. A highly contagious bacterial disease affects the respiratory system and produces spasms of coughing that usually end in a high-pitched whooping sound. Pertussis spreads faster in Hispanics and Asians‚ then in Caucasians
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The first polio epidemic in the United States broke out into the public in June of 1894. However‚ a wall carving in Egypt assumes Polio has been around since the Egyptian empire. Finally‚ in the early 1900s‚ with the rise of living standards and the decline of other diseases such as diphtheria‚ typhoid and tuberculosis‚ Polio reached epidemic potential. This epidemic became one of the most devastating in the world. Poliovirus is a viral infection that attacks the nerves in the spinal cord which
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Patient is a 5 year old with a sore throat‚ nasal congestion‚ and has diagnosis of cold. Parents are concerned that the child is not on an antibiotic. Priority NANDA: Deficit Knowledge r/t sore throat and nasal congestion aeb parents requesting ABX for treatment. (note: I am kind of unsure of this dx or if I did the r/t and aeb for it right if someone has insight and could help explain it better on how to word it) Outcome is to educate the parents /parent on the signs and symptoms of a cold and
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When children come into the world‚ the number one thing a parent wants for their child is to be safe‚ protected and one hundred percent healthy. There is an ongoing debate of whether or not children should be vaccinated‚ and many wonder what is the right choice. Since there is no actual guide book on what to do and what not to do for a child‚ it is a very difficult decision to make‚ especially on such a controversial topic. There are many pro’s and con’s to this specific subject but there is never
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Three reasons why Children should be vaccinated Advances in medical science have enabled us to live free of diseases that were once global epidemics. However‚ in recent years there has been a reoccurrence of diseases like the measles. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ outbreaks can occur from travelers and segments of the population who have chosen not to vaccinate themselves‚ or their children (CDC‚ 2015). There is three reasons why you should vaccinate your children. First‚ vaccinating
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Vaccines are an astonishing product that can provide immunity and/or prevention of certain diseases. The first successful vaccination was developed by Edward Jenner‚an English Doctor and the father of immunology‚ in the late 1790s(1). Within the next two centuries‚ several other successful vaccinations were introduced into the medial field(1). Some vaccines are given to children at birth while others need to be given at other certain ages across a child’s lifespan(1). Some states do allow exemptions
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Hawra Almasoud EAP 220 Essay1 Dr. Jonas Edward Salk Dr. Jonas Edward Salk has many accomplishments as a great medical researcher and virologist‚ but he is also worthy of the title hero because he discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine‚ and he insisted on his faith in his abilities to create something to help people live healthily without polio. Even though scientists believe it was impossible to find treatment works very well with Poliovirus‚ but Dr.Salk found it. Because
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When people are well-informed on the subject of vaccination‚ many of them will join the vaccine awareness movement. As of today‚ by law signed by U.S. Supreme Court in 2011‚ pharmaceutical companies manufacturing vaccines are free of any liability in civil court. The society should demand regulatory agencies‚ medical agencies‚ and pharmaceutical companies such as Merk‚ GlaxoSmithKline‚ and Sanofi to take responsibility for the vaccine injuries and fraudulent activities. The people of the United States
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Vaccinations are a common occurrence in many children’s lives that are typically followed by a heart-wrenching cry. With recent outbreaks of vaccine side-effects‚ many parents question the dangers associated with childhood vaccinations. This change in America’s medical and social culture has lead to a serious controversy affecting many. Surrounding this on-going controversy are many parents weighing the risks and benefits of vaccinating their children. Imposingly‚ many parents still fear the effects
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In this essay you will be seeing the pros and cons to vaccines. There are many opinions about vaccines and there are many things that are said that are false accusations related to vaccines which lead to many misinformed and confused. I will be providing you with facts of both the pros and cons to help your understand the complicated topic of vaccines and to help your decide to be either pro or against vaccinations. First of all‚ I am going to be telling you about the pros of vaccines. If you do
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