Chickenpox

Throughout time, vaccines have been used to treat a number of illnesses such as influenza, smallpox, chickenpox and more. In today’s society a common argument that comes up is whether or not parents should vaccinate their children. Although, they have been beneficial to health of the human race many believe that it’s their personal right to decide whether or not they should give their children vaccinations due to speculations that children may obtain illnesses such as autism. However, past and…

Colonization of Australia In 1788, two years after the decision to colonize Australia was made, Captain Arthur Philip and 1,500 convicts, crew, marines and civilians arrived at Sydney cove. European explorer, especially the pitch began to make contact with Australia’s coasts in the 1700’s. The Dutch were making their way from their Indonesian trading posts. They were probably the first people the indigenous had seen. The colonization of Australia had a devastating impact on the indigenous…

Since early times in History, the world has had diseases, plagues, viruses that cannot be cured. Even today, with all of our scientist discoveries, there are still some diseases that the medical profession cannot cure. Thankfully, organizations such as Center for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), American Medical Association (AMA), and many other organizations have been created for the common people’s benefit. These organizations, have safely proven that vaccines can and…

United States. Long-term seizures, coma, lowered consciousness, and permanent brain damage may be associated with the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, and MMR or most commonly known measles vaccine. The CDC reports that Pneumonia can be caused by the chickenpox vaccine, and a small possibility exists that the flu vaccine could be associated with a disorder in which the person’s immune system attacks parts of the peripheral nervous system, in about one or two per million people vaccinated. Also…

Thanksgiving. What comes to mind? Delicious turkey, family, and the beautiful colors of the fall. Those may be the images to some. As a little kid, I remember reading a short story of the First Thanksgiving. The pages depicted a story of pilgrims who traveled from a far away land and voyaged to America, in which they called home. They were met with a man named Squanto, a Native American man indigenous to the area, who helps them survive in their new environment by showing them how to build…

Some reactions were worse than others, I went to many many doctors who all ran extensive amounts of tests and observations on me and each one would have a different explanation for my reaction, some of which included, bug bites, allergic reactions, chickenpox, eczema, etc. It was evident that it was so much more than any of that so my family prayed and never stopped trying and eventually we found a doctor that was able to identify it as the very rare disease, Mastocytosis Pigmentosa Urticaria. …

Vaccines are an easy way to prevent diseases. Vaccinations have gotten rid of many diseases including measles, diphtheria, rubella, and polio. They have also significantly reduced the rate of many other diseases such as chicken pox and pertussis in the United States. The Center Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has a list of every preventable disease everybody living in the United States should take to ensure their health and safety. Everybody in the United States should be vaccinated against…

In the United States, over 10 million vaccines are administered per year to children under the age of 1 year old. Infants are already extremely vulnerable to disease and other acquired health issues. Injecting these infants with a liquid cooked up in a lab by a greedy, self-centered scientist who has no real idea of what his or her so called “vaccine” does to a human body, is an ignorant decision. Nearly 100% of these children are required to receive these vaccines by state law in order to…

Building up on Pope’s point on the fragility of babies’ immune systems, this presents itself as a strong reason to vaccinate. At such an early stage in life, babies have not developed strong immunities and are more vulnerable to diseases such as chickenpox and MMR. Haelle (2015) reported the lack of proof that spacing out vaccines is safer for babies. The recommended schedule was created with intentionality for the greatest protection from harmful diseases from well-researched sources such as…

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, once said “In youth, we learn; in age, we understand.” Youth is a time of learning and is most defined as the period after childhood and before adulthood. During youth, there are times of teamwork, but there are times to stand on one’s own self. Short stories send messages to the youth of growing into one’s true self through trials in life. Moreover, protagonists from young adult short stories demonstrate themes of individuality and acting on one’s own self through…