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    First Nations People

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    best efforts‚ Indigenous people and their traditional healers had no immunity to it and could find no cure” . Smallpox was not the only disease to impact First Nations people during the fur trade. Other diseases such as tuberculosis‚ measles and whooping cough took over many First Nations people during the fur trade. Studies have now been done on the impacts of tuberculosis during the fur trade era. “Now‚ a study led by Stanford scientists has provided new insights into the behavior of tuberculosis

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    In this essay I will be discussing childhood inoculations‚ and whether or not I would inoculate my child as per the Center for Disease Control’s recommendations. Obviously there are different viewpoints and reasoning as to why someone would or would not vaccinate their child. People vaccinate their children in order to prevent them from getting certain diseases. That is the main reason. That and their doctors tell them they should. One of the main reasons people tend to not vaccinate their children

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    It has become a clear issue that a number of people do not want to vaccinate their children. Vaccinations that prevent diseases such as smallpox‚ polio‚ mumps‚ measles‚ rubella‚ whooping cough‚ and many others is being denied for some children. Why has this become a problem? The belief is that these vaccinations cause autism. the simple fact of the matter is that they do not. The effects of vaccinations have been tested time after time in correlation to autism and they have shown no connection. People

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    Penicillin Changed the World Imagine life without antibiotics‚ people dying of a whooping cough‚ a minor wound or even a simple infection. Until the accidental discovery of penicillin by Alexander Flemming‚ life was like this. The positive effects for the discovery of penicillin were the many medical advancements made both therapeutically and medicinally. Economically‚ people were living longer lives and populations were growing more rapidly. Socially‚ people were able to interact without risking

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    spread of the disease‚ and how to prevent further spread of the communicable disease is the intent of these physicians and organizations. In this paper the subject to discuss is the rise‚ spread‚ control‚ and preventive measures for pertussis (whooping cough). In addition this paper will define possible environmental factors that could drive the spread of the disease. The factors of lifestyle‚ socioeconomic status‚ and disease management have an influence on the spread of the disease as well. Taking

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    Unit 202 Element 1.2

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    into scabs‚ which drop off. The spots appear first on the chest‚ back‚ head or neck‚ then spread. They don’t leave scars unless they’re badly infected. Children can return to school 5 days after onset of rash. Measles: Starts like a bad cold and cough with sore‚ watery eyes. The child will become gradually more unwell‚ with a temperature. A rash appears after the third or fourth day. The spots are red and slightly raised. They may be blotchy‚ but not itchy. The rash begins behind the ears and

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    contamination of multi doses of vaccines. If herd immunity drops below 90% there will be a huge outbreak in diseases. All 50 states require certain vaccinations for children entering public schools‚ they point out illnesses such as smallpox and whooping cough and are now prevented by vaccination and millions of children’s lives are saved. Could vaccinations cause autism? A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular diseases. Vaccinations should be mandatory

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    students). At least 11% of vaccinated children in measles outbreaks acquired infection through contact with an exemptor.” (Feikin DR). Pertussis‚ also known as whooping cough‚ is a well-known disease that can become very deadly. According to Feikin‚ a school that has 2.8% more students that were exempted from vaccinations had an outbreak of whooping cough versus a school that has had no reports of any sort of preventable outbreak. In addition‚ students who were vaccinated still caught the infectious disease

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    (chickenpox)‚ hepatitis B‚ diphtheria‚ tetanus‚ pertussis (whooping cough)‚ Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)‚ polio‚ influenza (flu)‚ and pneumococcal disease. 16. Find one type of cancer caused by a virus. HPV 17. What is the cause of rheumatic fever? Can occur after an infection of the throat with a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. 18. List 1 disease caused by a fungus. Ringworm 19. What is a telltale symptom of whooping cough? After long spells of coughing a loud whoop is heard then

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    Tuberculosis: Signs and Symptoms: A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer. Pain in the chest. Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs) Weakness or fatigue. Weight loss. No appetite. Chills. Fever. Causes: Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated‚ active form of tuberculosis coughs‚ speaks‚ sneezes‚ spits‚ laughs or sings. Although

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