Polio Vaccine Research

Vaccines have been one of the greatest advancements in the 20th century. The use of vaccinations has not only affected the United States, it has had a global effect. The annual global death rate from diseases has fallen from 600,000 in 2000 to to just 122,000 in 2012. The annual death rate has gone down by 79 percent (“Understanding Vaccines”). It is important to reserve all recommended vaccines so that the level of disease stays down. There are many vaccines that are recommended, each of which help to fight against different disease. Polio was the first widely spread available vaccine, which led to the production of many others fighting against various diseases such as, measles, chickenpox, HPV, tetanus, and influenza. The advancement in vaccines is something that will never slow down. The need for new and better vaccines will always be needed. There are many different vaccines that have been created that help reduce the rate of diseases and today’s society need to keep the immunization rate up in order to keep the disease at the low levels. Polio was the first vaccination that was widely accessible. The process to create this vaccine was difficult, since there are three different types of polio; each type will affect your body in a different way ("History of Polio"). Abortive polio is a very mild case that only cases slight …show more content…
When measles are contracted a fever will first occur (“Measles”). Then a rash will break out, while the rash is present the fever may rise to temperatures of 104°F or higher (“Measles”). This disease is very easily transmitted it only takes a cough or sneeze for the virus to get into the air (“Measles”). Once the virus is in the air it can stay there for up to two hours; people can become infected by simply just breathing in the air (“Measles”). Once the disease enters the body it can be up to two weeks before the symptoms begin