scientific status on smallpox and to follow its scientific investigation. This led to Edward Jenner being known as the first to create the first vaccine in the world. He was the first scientist and physician to verify that vaccinations indeed worked. Smallpox stared off in Europe during the Middle Ages and it touched all platforms of society. In Europe in the 18th century‚ the death of people were 400‚000 people and if they didn’t die then one third of the people who survived smallpox became blind. When
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problems include blood in the urine or stool‚ pneumonia‚ inflammation of the stomach or intestines (5). Furthermore‚ History of Vaccines’ article‚ “Vaccine Side Effects and Adverse Events”‚ illustrates more extremely serious side effects of the Smallpox Vaccine. These effects include serious eye infection‚ or loss of vision‚ due to spread of vaccine virus to the eye. Encephalitis (severe brain reaction)‚ which can lead to permanent brain damage (as many as 1 per 83‚000)‚ can be avoided just by not
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Today‚ the smallpox disease is eliminated worldwide. Soon after more and more vaccine were created to protect humans from these deadly diseases‚ however throughout the century there have been many sceptics. This lead up to a movement called the anti-vaccine movement
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Nicole Stacy ENG 111 Essay #4 Today‚ nearly 40% of American parents refuse to vaccinate their children due to a variety of unfounded fears. Vaccinations against diseases should be mandatory‚ without exception‚ for all children of the U.S. who wish to attend school. These vaccinations are critical to the control and eradication of deadly infectious diseases. In 1962‚ the year before measles vaccine was introduced‚ almost 500‚000 cases of measles were reported in the U.S. Ten years after we started
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religious reasons; and 19 states allow exemptions for philosophical reasons. This is momentous considering a century ago we did not have that privilege of refusing. In 1902‚ following a smallpox outbreak‚ the board of health in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ mandated all city residents to be vaccinated against smallpox. Many citizens refused vaccination on the grounds that the law violated their right to control their bodies and those of their children. In turn‚ the city filed criminal charges against
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Cited: "ColonialDiseaseDigitalTextbook - 1.3 Smallpox in Mexico." ColonialDiseaseDigitalTextbook - 1.3 Smallpox in Mexico. Creative Commons Attribution Share‚ 2013. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. Gove‚ Philip Babcock. Webster ’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language. Springfield‚ MA: Merriam‚ 1967. Print. Levy‚ Buddy.
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Imagine living with smallpox‚ rabies‚ polio‚ and other fatal diseases running rampant. Imagine the fear instilled in daily life because of those diseases and that there are no cures or prevention methods. Fortunately‚ we live in a time with vaccinations. Vaccines save millions of lives each year‚ have eradicated smallpox disease‚ and substantially lessened the chance of contracting other diseases. Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest medical achievements. However‚ whether to vaccinate
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Armstrong‚ Nathan English 2 PreAP 5 Mrs. Woolley 23 February 2016 Take a Shot With Me Vaccinations should be required by law due to the importance that diseases spread at a very high rate and could potentially be deadly depending on age of the inhabitant and the type of disease. Through vaccinations‚ America could prevent these outbursts by requiring that every citizen get vaccinations to help stop diseases from running wild. The fact that vaccinations help protect children and the children of the
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In 1796‚ the scientist Edward Jenner injected materials from a cowpox virus into an 8 years old boy. By doing so he guessed that this would provide the protection needed to save many people from deadly outbreaks of the smallpox virus and it turns out to be successful. When foreign microbes invade the human bodies‚ the immune system is automatically activated itself to a series of responses by 1) identifying the invaders from entering the body and 2) eliminating them before it can harm the hosts’
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Columbian Exchange is a global trade where the people trade their goods between the New World and Old World. It started around the mid 15th century where Columbus “discovered” America. He started a colony on a island called "Bahamas"‚ where the Native Americans lived. He turned the Natives into slaves and sold them to Spain. He went back to Spain and showed the royals his discoveries. After hearing the news of the voyager’s discoveries‚ the European took interest and started a conquest of the New
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