St Jude’s children’s hospital was founded by Danny Thomas‚ Danny Thomas was a struggling entertainer. He prayed to St Jude’s to show him his way in life. In return‚ Danny told St Jude he would build him a shrine. Danny became famous and decided to build a children’s Hospital named after St Judes. At first St Jude’s was supposed to be a general children’s hospital. Danny Thomas enlisted a group of businessmen to help him. Danny decided to make it a cancer hospital because at that time the survival
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Shingles‚ also known as herpes zoster‚ is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus‚ causing a painful rash. Shingles can occur anywhere on your body. They most often appear on your torso. They look like a small strip of blisters. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox‚ the virus is already in your spinal cord and brain‚ but inactive. The virus may reactivate as shingles years later. Shingles can be very painful. Vaccines can help lower the risk of shingles
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Vaccination Vaccination is different from other types of personal health decisions because it has to do with your health differently. Vaccination has different symptoms that can cause your health. Personal health decisions would be like your diet and exercise. Things people do that has to do with their health and how they want to change it and make it better. When it comes to vaccination decisions i think it should be your parents. They’re your guardians they should make the decisions. Not the
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Many people are not getting vaccinated to prevent themselves from getting diseases. This is not just affecting adults‚ but also young kids who are getting sick easily. Children should get vaccinated at six months and up because we all want our children to prevent getting diseases. Many of us think vaccines cause autism‚ but researchers say‚ it does not give you autism. Vaccines are important to get because if they were not‚ then why would Disneyland be closed because people spread the virus‚ which
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The varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and herpes zosters. Primary infection from exposure through direct contact with a skin lesion or through airborne respiratory droplets leads to chickenpox‚ usually seen in children. After the initial infection‚ the virus is latent in the cranial nerve and dorsal root ganglia‚ and can reactivate later in life as herpes zoster (HZ)‚ also called shingles. Shingles has a household transmission rate of 15% while chickenpox has an 85% risk of transmission
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Children are the future so why risk their health? It Vaccines have been considered critical in the world today to keep us from being overcome with disease; however‚ there are some risks. It is important to know both the pro’s and con’s of vaccines before you get your child vaccinated. Although there are some risks‚ it has been said that more die from not getting vaccinated than a vaccinated child. Vaccinations are a controversial issue worldwide. One of the main questions that needs to be addressed
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Immunizations should be mandatory for people living in the United States because it can help put an end to diseases. According to the article Five Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child‚ “Some diseases that once injured or killed thousands of children have been eliminated completely and others are close to extinction” (Vaccines.org). Medical science has improved over the years and with the use of vaccines we were able to control the spread of diseases and even make an end to them. One example
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TETANUS INFECTION Tetanus or also known as Lockjaw is caused a Clostridium tetani bacterium which produces a highly dangerous toxin that affects the brain and the nervous system. Tetanus was well known to ancient people who also recognized the relationship between wounds and fatal muscle spasms. In 1897 Edmond Nocard proved that tetanus antitoxin gave passive immunity in humans and could be used for treatment. In 1924 P.Descombey developed the vaccine which was used to prevent
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After watching the Frontline story on "The Vaccine War‚" I became more familiar with the arguments for and against parents having the option to opt their children out of immunizations. Prior to watching this film‚ I was aware that some parents were against vaccinating their children‚ out of fear that they can cause autism. Moreover‚ many politicians used this information to push a political agenda‚ and either endorsed or spoke out against the safety of vaccines. While I do believe that parents
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Desiree Rivers Shoot Em’ Up- The Truth About Vaccinations (outline) General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: Inform /Educate audience about all aspects of vaccines (the truths & lack-there-of) and the potential‚ known‚ and proven risks directly correlated with “mandatory” vaccinations today. Central Idea: educate people on the dangers of vaccines and provide information about the preservatives being put into the vaccines that are highly toxic and incredibly
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