Imagine this: the white paper underneath you crunches from your weight as you nervously sit on the counter in the squeeky clean doctor’s office. Your heart bounds louder and louder as you carefully study the every move of the doctor. Her latex gloves snap as she puts them on and you jump a little, fearful of the stages that are coming next. Quickly your grab your mother’s hand, squeeze your eyes shut, and turn away. The cold sensation wipes your arm and the toxic smell of the cloth flutters into your nose and adds to the anxiety. 3, 2, 1, pinch! A burn shoots up your arm and you wince, shed a tear, and hope that whatever they just injected into you is really worth it.
Whether you are trying to prevent the whooping cough outbreak lashing at your nearby middle school, or attempting to avert the measles, chicken pox, or this year’s influenza from entering your system, no one likes the prick and poke of those nasty needles. However, it is fascinating how these vaccinations were created and how they have grown to stop infectious diseases and to save lives today. …show more content…
According to historians, these traditions developed in places such as China in the 17th century, when Buddhist monks consumed snake venom as immunity to the infections of a snake bite. Although, later in that century, Edward Jenner, became known as the founder of vaccinations. He revealed the immunity to smallpox by injecting a young boy with the cowpox virus. Through his success, the first smallpox virus was fabricated in 1798, creating the basis for all vaccinations to come. Eventually, European scientists added to the principles of the vaccination, such as Louis Pasteur and Alexander Glenny from 1897-1926 (“A Brief History of Vaccination”
Whether you are trying to prevent the whooping cough outbreak lashing at your nearby middle school, or attempting to avert the measles, chicken pox, or this year’s influenza from entering your system, no one likes the prick and poke of those nasty needles. However, it is fascinating how these vaccinations were created and how they have grown to stop infectious diseases and to save lives today. …show more content…
According to historians, these traditions developed in places such as China in the 17th century, when Buddhist monks consumed snake venom as immunity to the infections of a snake bite. Although, later in that century, Edward Jenner, became known as the founder of vaccinations. He revealed the immunity to smallpox by injecting a young boy with the cowpox virus. Through his success, the first smallpox virus was fabricated in 1798, creating the basis for all vaccinations to come. Eventually, European scientists added to the principles of the vaccination, such as Louis Pasteur and Alexander Glenny from 1897-1926 (“A Brief History of Vaccination”