1.)a.) What percentage of U.S. parents vaccinate their children according to the recommended schedule?
90% of the U.S. parents vaccinate their children according to the recommended schedule.
b.) How many immunizations are recommended for children during their first two years of life?
About 28 immunizations are recommended for children during the first two years of life.
c.) How many diseases do they prevent against?
Fourteen different diseases.
2.)a.) What is the formal name for whooping cough?
The formal name for whooping cough is Pertussis.
b.) Which type of microbe causes whooping cough?
Bacteria called Bordefella Pertussis causes whopping cough.
c.) Whooping cough is a preventable disease that is re-emerging. How many cases of whooping …show more content…
As vaccination rate decreases the immunity can collapse.
7.)a.) Many parents are concerned about vaccinations. What are they concerned about?
Parents are concerned about how many vaccines to give to children at once, and the age they should be vaccinated.
b.) Luke Philbin had continuous severe seizures (from his Dravet syndrome) soon after his vaccinations. What did Dr. Ingrid Scheffer discover about the cause of Dravet syndrome and the relationship between Dravet syndrome and vaccinations?
Dr. Ingrid Scheffer discovered the diseases causes gene mutations. When Luke had taken the vaccination it caused him to have a fever, the fever was triggered and caused him to develop Dravet syndrome which led him to have a seizure.
c.) Why did Luke Philbin’s father said that they must rely on other people having their kids vaccinated to protect Luke? Explain.
Luke’s father said they rely on other children because Luke no longer receives vaccinations.
8.)a.) David Salamone contracted polio from the oral polio vaccine. Explain the risk associated with the oral polio vaccine.
When an oral polio vaccine is given, there is a small weakened virus that can mutate and cause the person to get polio. The risk is 1 in 2.4
90% of the U.S. parents vaccinate their children according to the recommended schedule.
b.) How many immunizations are recommended for children during their first two years of life?
About 28 immunizations are recommended for children during the first two years of life.
c.) How many diseases do they prevent against?
Fourteen different diseases.
2.)a.) What is the formal name for whooping cough?
The formal name for whooping cough is Pertussis.
b.) Which type of microbe causes whooping cough?
Bacteria called Bordefella Pertussis causes whopping cough.
c.) Whooping cough is a preventable disease that is re-emerging. How many cases of whooping …show more content…
As vaccination rate decreases the immunity can collapse.
7.)a.) Many parents are concerned about vaccinations. What are they concerned about?
Parents are concerned about how many vaccines to give to children at once, and the age they should be vaccinated.
b.) Luke Philbin had continuous severe seizures (from his Dravet syndrome) soon after his vaccinations. What did Dr. Ingrid Scheffer discover about the cause of Dravet syndrome and the relationship between Dravet syndrome and vaccinations?
Dr. Ingrid Scheffer discovered the diseases causes gene mutations. When Luke had taken the vaccination it caused him to have a fever, the fever was triggered and caused him to develop Dravet syndrome which led him to have a seizure.
c.) Why did Luke Philbin’s father said that they must rely on other people having their kids vaccinated to protect Luke? Explain.
Luke’s father said they rely on other children because Luke no longer receives vaccinations.
8.)a.) David Salamone contracted polio from the oral polio vaccine. Explain the risk associated with the oral polio vaccine.
When an oral polio vaccine is given, there is a small weakened virus that can mutate and cause the person to get polio. The risk is 1 in 2.4