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    He was a physician and then turned into a scientist. Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine‚ which changed the course of this deadly disease (The Pros & Cons of Vaccinating Children‚ 2014). Ever since that time researchers have developed other vaccines (The Pros & Cons of Vaccinating Children‚ 2014). Vaccines have both pros and

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    Since the last major breakout of smallpox‚ it killed millions of people. Nowadays‚ with the smallpox vaccine‚ the disease is practically wiped out. A vaccination of any sort of major disease will help end it. Last but not least‚ vaccination helps to keep your immune system up to date. Through vaccination‚ your body will

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    practices with some Europeans. Europeans brought domesticated animals to the Americas‚ such as horses‚ but along with this came a long list of diseases. European diseases wiped out most of the Native American population. The most deadly killer was smallpox‚ the most infectious disease at that time in the Americas. Europeans vandalized the Natives fertile soil and planted weed seeds in it. Anyone who tried to protest faced the possibility of being killed. In contrast‚ Native American impact on the “Old

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    attendance. I believe immunizations should be mandatory for students because vaccinations protect public health‚ are cost-effective‚ and prevent infectious diseases. In 1855 Massachusets became the first state to mandate school immunizations by requiring smallpox vaccinations for attendance. Henning Jacobson later challenged the state’s authority to mandate vaccinations in the United States Supreme Court case‚ Jacobson v. Massachusets‚ on the premise mandatory vaccinations violate the Fourteenth Amendment

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    Childhood immunisation must be one of the most significant public health advances in medical history. Thanks to vaccines‚ children and teens that have been immunised would not have to experience the abhorrent epidemics like polio‚ mumps‚ measles and smallpox the older generations did. While it is safe to assume vaccines are here to stay‚ critics have presented damning yet unverified accounts of the ineffectiveness and harmful side effects of vaccinations urging parents to second guess their choice to

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    measles and TB ‚ and most west Africans survived yellow fever and malaria. When Columbus reached the carribean islands‚ he brought weapons‚ jewels‚ ideas‚ new people ‚ but also one of the most deadliest things known to mankind: disease. Furthermore‚ smallpox‚ a sickness that

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    Andrew Jugovic Chemistry Block 1 11 April 2013 Within the 1790s‚ one of the most notable world events was the French Revolution. United States citizens were influenced by the revolution and some took sides. As a result‚ George Washington passed the Neutrality Proclamation to keep the United States neutral in foreign disputes. Also in the 1790s‚ the Bill of Rights was ratified and the Treaty of San Lorenzo was signed‚ which marked the final exit of Spain from the North American continent

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    vaccinated‚ society must keep their vaccinations up to date. Immunizations not only protect you and your family‚ but they prevent the spread of diseases and protect future generations. Smallpox is an example of an immunization that benefited our future. Children no longer have to be immunized against smallpox‚ because it no longer exists. Healthy People 2020‚ sets a target vaccination coverage goal of 95% for MMR‚ DTap‚ and varicella among kindergarteners (Seither‚ et al.‚ 2016). According to

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    Meister‚ a nine year old boy‚ on July 6th of 1885. -The vaccination for Rabies was made in 1885. -It was discovered and made by a french biologist‚ Louis Pasteur in Marnes-la-Coquette‚ France. -This vaccine came about after biologists created the smallpox vaccine through artificially generating a weaker version of the disease. This inspired Louis to do the same with the rabies disease and began to infect rabbits. -The Rabies vaccine was developed to prevent people from dying after being attacked by

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    animals and other goods from Africa‚ Asia and India as well. The Old World also exposed North America to numerous infectious and contagious diseases: including bubonic plague‚ chicken pox‚ cholera‚ influenza‚ leprosy‚ malaria‚ measles‚ scarlet fever‚ smallpox‚ typhoid‚ typhus‚ yellow fever‚ and yaws. Since the indigenous peoples had no immunity to these diseases‚ they took a major toll on the Indian population‚ causing a significant demographic decline. The indigenous people also suffered from the brutality

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