can be eliminated‚ a clear example being smallpox. Smallpox has completely disappeared and “some diseases (like polio and diphtheria) are becoming very rare in the U.S…largely because
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WebQuests: Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Disease Causative Organism Common Cold rhinoviruse s Influenza (Flu) type A‚ B ‚ C‚&D Strep Throat Chickenpox Mumps streptoocu s herpesciru s or zoster virus parotits Symptoms Treatment Mode of Transmission runny or stuffy nose‚ itchy or sore throat‚ ough‚ congestion ‚ slight body aches or mild a 10 headaches degree ‚ferenheit sneezing‚ watery fever or eyes‚ feeling low-grade feverish‚ fever‚ aouh‚ mild a fatigue‚ sore throat‚ high fever
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Despite the worldwide use of a live attenuated vaccine and several antibiotics TB kills two million people each year (Smith‚ 2003). The mycobacterium settles and grows in the lungs initially. However‚ from there they are able to move through the blood to other parts of the body‚ such as the central nervous
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A look into history reveals that vaccines have always been portrayed as miracle workers‚ saving millions of people from potentially fatal diseases. What comes to mind is the unbelievable global eradication of smallpox. The 1952 polio vaccine halted the epidemics of paralysis and death of innocent children. The rabies vaccine overturned automatic death sentences. The diphtheria‚ measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ hepatitis‚ influenza and countless other vaccines seemed to eliminate the threat of dangerous
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prevented hundreds of millions of cases of disease. There are many legitimate concerns about vaccines safety from parents. Questions arise if vaccines should be state mandated without the choice from parents. Ethically speaking‚ parents need to be aware on the importance of vaccination for herd immunity. A look into the history of how the first vaccine was created and used should be examined. How a vaccine is produced and tested is an important factor to help ease some uncertainty in parents. The
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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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in fighting off these killer diseases. Mandatory vaccinations are justified because they protect society and prevent future epidemics. Parents and guardians‚ who believe that vaccines should not be mandatory‚ contend that vaccines cause health problems or they are no longer necessary. Children get their main vaccines between the ages of two months to twelve months old. Children at this age are already at a high risk for developing high fevers‚ seizures‚ and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
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It’s Worth a Shot From the time vaccines have been introduced to this point in medical history there has been controversy over the morality‚ ethics‚ effectiveness‚ and safety of receiving vaccines. (Singer.) However‚ the overall effect of vaccines benefits not only the individuals who receive them‚ but the general population as well. Vaccines are a safe and effective method used to prevent a variety of diseases‚ and not getting such vaccinations can put not only the individual‚ but the general population
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domesticated animals and infectious diseases were both strikingly larger in the Old World than in the New. This led‚ in part‚ to the devastating effects of Old World diseases on Native American populations. The smallpox epidemics probably resulted in the highest death toll for Native Americans. Smallpox‚ measles‚ typhus‚ plague‚ and influenza were among the maladies previously unknown in the Americas‚ and therefore‚ the native populations had little immunological resistance to them. The large-scale epidemics
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sixteenth century Spanish and Portuguese explorers brought with them “…infectious and other contagious diseases such as smallpox‚ measles‚ whopping cough‚ diphtheria‚ and influenza.” The most infamous and devastating disease was smallpox‚ which proved to be a very painful and deadly disease for the indigenous people. However‚ Europeans in the New World did not experience a high smallpox death rate due to the immunity they had established from living in Europe. Because of the diseases that ran rampant
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