Chronic Diseases: Heart Disease Heart disease is the most frequent condition affecting the heart‚ known as coronary artery disease. Over time‚ a buildup of cholesterol creates a substance of plaque on the inside of the coronary arteries blocking the blood flow to the heart causing it to damage the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs‚ it creates permanent damage killing a portion of the heart. If the heart cannot effectively pump blood to the body‚ it will reduce the flow‚ and begin beating
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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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Vaccine Information‚ Teen A vaccine is a small amount of germs that is used to improve the body’s disease-fighting system (immune system). Vaccines are often given as a shot (vaccination). When you get a vaccine‚ your body forms proteins (antibodies) to fight the germs. A vaccine can lower your risk of getting a disease and help you avoid getting sick. WHAT IS INVOLVED IN GETTING A VACCINE? Most vaccines are given as a shot‚ usually in your arm. Vaccines are quick and usually do not hurt. If
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The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decision: The Role of the Healthcare Provider The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decision: The Role of the Healthcare Provider Thesis statement: Healthcare providers should educate the parents of 11-12 year old boys and girls about human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the HPV vaccine because HPV infection is prevalent and the chance of an adolescent being infected is high‚ persistent infection with the high-risk types 16 and 18 can cause
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effectiveness of the vaccine is variable due to multiple strains of the Influenza virus and the difficulty in predicting the strains for vaccine production. The question I researched in this experiment is whether or not there is a significant correlation between the degree of match between the strains of Influenza and the vaccine (measured as the percentage of matching amino acids of the flu virus and its vaccine)‚ and the overall effectiveness of the vaccine. I used the U.S. Center for Disease Control website
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Zachariah Whelchel Eng101 02/14/15 Anti-Vaccine Vaccines are being created to build up immunity and fight against infection‚ and diseases. Making the demand for vaccines nowadays so prevalent that even the simple flu has its own designated vaccine. Which is creating a booming business for the pharmaceutical’s‚ but making the human body rely on these counter active antidotes. This is why vaccines should not be provided for infants until they reach a fully stable immune system around 18 months old
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Lemons‚ J. Vaccine controversies”. CQ Researcher‚ 26‚ 169-192. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/ 19th‚ Feb. 2016 This article discusses the controversy of vaccines in American society. From the source of the ideas that caused the issues to the discredit of the person who “poisoned the well”‚ this article was very thorough. Ms. Lemmons has experience as a freelance writer on well documented topics and has provided her work to several well known publishers. This article was intended for
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The Vaccine War Vaccines have been around for over 60 years‚ many people have complained‚ praised or not even care about them. Vaccines can cure a disease inside the human body‚ and help the person overcome a sickness. Many people also say the danger the human body by putting a “disease” in your body‚ even though it’s a dead disease. Children in school may or may not be vaccinated for certain things. Although some may argue vaccines lead to medical issues‚ they should be mandated by schools. Back
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greatly in recent years. Questions relating to the necessity and usefulness of vaccines as well as their safety has been called into question. Unfortunately‚ the amount of misinformation spread about vaccines has clouded the issue and divided parents on the subject. The truth is that vaccines are safe and should be made mandatory for all children. Most members of modern society either do not understand the threats that vaccines protect us against. In 1921‚ more than 15‚000 Americans died from diphtheria
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Communicable Disease/Hepatitis Francois Drof HCS/457 March 18‚ 2013 Lindsay Cogan Communicable Disease/Hepatitis B The communicable disease I have chosen for this paper is Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus can cause infections that can last a life time. These infections include cirrhosis of the liver (scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and ultimately death. Hepatitis B is highly contagious and this disease affects one
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