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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Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed continually dismiss the politically ignorant as‚ figuratively speaking‚ an embargo to freedom- an entity that must be dispelled and whose words must be muted or whose products must go unconsumed. Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed settle on submission‚ on subservience‚ and throw the politically ignorant into the pit when it comes time for a sacrifice to be requested by perpetrators of tyranny‚
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Measles may be a name found in the household but this next infection is not typically spoken about in a public manor. Human papillomavirus (HPV) may not be spoken about publically but this is not because of lack of cases reported. The HPV vaccination rates are extremely low even though the CDC recommends this vaccine for all boys and girl between the ages of 11 and 12. Gaining access to adolescents for vaccination is a victory in itself. Since vaccinating adolescents is a fresher idea parents aren’t
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Being vaccinated is extremely critical and important to one’s health‚ but due to false information being spread about vaccines‚ many guardians of children opt out to having the children vaccinated for fear of the child developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The reason for guardians not vaccinating their children due to the result of a false study done by Andrew Wakefield that manipulated and/or misrepresented the twelve patients who were involved with the study in 1998 (Hagan). This is the reason
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As we know Hib and NTHi strains cause most of the H. influenzae diseases. (Immunisation Handbook 2011 p: 155-166) and (Klein JO‚ 1997; Murphy TF 2003). Vaccination remains the valuable effect in the prevention of infectious diseases. (Cohen J and Marshall E‚ 2001; Curtiss R ‚2002 ; Hunter RL 2002). Virulence factors with no comprehensive and variation gene sequence that are capable of creating a powerful and protective antibody response‚ could be used as H. influenzae vaccine candidates (Epidemiology
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There has been a variety of skin diseases discovered in the United States and some not yet found‚ the amount of children and adults who live with these skin conditions are 3 million cases per year all over the U.S. Psoriasis is a condition where the cells build up and form a itchy and dry patch. It is known that psoriasis has no reason why it is caused but some experts say that it has to do with the immune system inflammating that causes new skin cells to form quickly than the normal which is
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Recent measles outbreaks in the United States are increasing and this suggests that herd immunity has been compromised. Parents seek exemptions for themselves and their children. As a result‚ growing populations of unvaccinated people are susceptible to outbreaks. States respond with more stringency in their mandated programs such as California’s SB 227. This type of legislation only allows for medical exemptions. This reactionary policy often incites libertarian opposition and religious dispute
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Dr. Green has discontinued seeing patients whose parents refuse to have them vaccinated. He did this for the protection of his other patients‚ especially the ones with immune deficiencies. The reason he finally made this change is because of the recent measles outbreak‚ the increase of parents refusing to vaccinate their children‚ and feeling the need to protect the people that come into his office. Dr. Green still respects the right for parents to make medical decisions for their children and is
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do not think that the public health system‚ with its emphasis on screening and early detection of disease‚ is making Americans think they are sick when they are not. Early screenings and detection of disease are critical in providing the best possible treatment for those afflicted. Overall health outcomes and survival rate dramatically increase when diseases are detected in their earlier stages‚ before they have been able to spread throughout the body and/or become more severe. Prevention efforts
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Yellow fever is a viral fever that affects regions of Africa and South America. This virus is passed through mosquito transmission. With advances in research and medicine‚ scientists have developed a vaccine to combat this virus. These vaccines have been available since the 1970s. Unfortunately like most other vaccines‚ recent studies have shown some adverse reactions to the vaccine. There is still unknown information about the adverse reactions. These reactions are currently being investigated.
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