Pros of Vaccination Essay

The common cold is a common viral infection of the nose and throat. It has more than 3 million US cases per year. It spreads easily, is self-treatable, is self-diagnosable, lab tests and imaging are not required, and is short term, so it almost always goes away within days to weeks. Although more than 100 viruses can cause a common cold, there are two main ones. They are the Rhinovirus, which is most active in early fall, spring, and summer. It causes 10-40% of colds. The second one is the…

SARS is known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. SARS is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). There is no known vaccine for SARS; however, most people can recover from SARS or even maintain the disease with the help of therapy and advanced machines. We may never know for certain where the SARS virus came from, but it likely moved from animals to humans. Lab research shows that SARS can infect a lot of animals, including palm civets that live in China where the 2003 outbreak originated.…

Aaron Adderley. Research FDA.gov site for Biomedical Device or system Recall for the past 120 days. Report on at lease 5 devices/systems with: 1) the reason for recalls 2) the companies involved 3) how was the issue identified 4) what is the severity of the issue 5) the impact to the society if the recall was not made. CareFusion Alaris Syringe Pump Alarm The reason for recalls in the device is the pump causes an alarm that stops the patient’s infusion. The pump is unresponsive even if the…

A review of the records reveals the member to be a young male with a birth date of 12/31/02. The member has a diagnosis of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His provider, Earline Edwards, APRN has recommended Omnitrope 10 mg/1.5 ml, 12 units from 01/26/16-01/25/17. The carrier has denied coverage of Omnitrope 10 mg/1.5 ml, 12 units from 01/26/16-01/25/17 as not medically necessary. There is a letter to the member from the carrier dated 01/21/16. In the letter, the carrier states in part:…

Nelson, C. P., Finkelstein, J. A., Logvinenko, T., & Schuster, M. A. (2016). Incidence of urinary tract infection among siblings of children with vesicoureteral reflux. Academic Pediatrics, 16(5), 489- 495. Summary Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) among the general population is estimated to be 1-2 %. Siblings of patients with vesicoureteral reflux is estimated to be around 32% and up to 46% among siblings below two years old. Pediatric urologist indicated in a 1998 survey that sibling screening…

Hi Antoinette, I think it is wonderful that you are able to reach so many people to spread the word and educate them on the Zika virus and prevention. I honestly never thought about having school nurses and the school board get involved with this. School nurses not only have the ability to educate the students but the faculty and parents as well (Fisher et al., n.d.). School nurses play a key role in health promotion and educating as well as decreasing the spread of diseases and infection.…

Meninges are protective covering layers of the brain and spinal cord. Inflammation and infection of these layers is called Meningitis. Presentation and symptoms vary with age and can be different. Young children present with high fever, vomiting, headache and a dislike for light. Newborn babies can present with either irritability and inconsolable crying or being too sleepy and not waking up for feeds along with high fever. If left untreated the condition can progress to deteriorating…

Walking around a pet shop, I spotted fish resembling neon specks floating in a pool of water. As I looked closer, I witnessed a light show being performed by swimming schools of fish. This phenomenon grabbed my curiosity. I found an article by Sarah Zielinski with the title, “The Glow-In-The-Dark Kitty: A fluorescent green cat could help in the fight against AIDS.” “The ultimate goal of this line of research, though, is to figure out how to make humans resistant to HIV, the virus that causes…

Researching vaccines for different diseases is an important job to carry out. Though vaccinations don’t completely cure diseases, they can help prevent from getting one. As a member of a US research team, I would want to find a vaccine for cancer as soon as possible in order to prevent more deaths. If we were given the option to work with another country who is researching the same thing, it would be helpful to work together. Collaboration with others is better than just working by yourself. As…

Louis Pasteur had multiple discoveries that affect each one of us today. We have a choice to have our children immunized, we have sterile surgical areas, and we have the process of pasteurization. My family has been blessed by all of these discoveries. My husband works in the OR doing neurophysiological monitoring of patients. He is able to see the sterile environment of the OR first hand. What was the motivation that led to the discovery? Louis Pasteur wanted to understand why some…