Diphtheria

Bordetella pertussis is a very contagious disease in the upper respiratory system. It is known to cause whopping cough, or pertussis, an acute respiratory infection marked by spasmodic cough episodes. It is caused by the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis, and attaches to the lining of the airways, humans are its only host. It is characterized by fits of coughing that are so severe that you can’t stop or catch your breath. Although people of all ages can become infected with this disease, it is…

Vaccines Diseases, Viruses and bacteria all can make us sick but vaccines can prevent that, with its ingredients it will make your body immune to the virus. Vaccines will help with measles, Ebola and other deadly/non-lethal Diseases/viruses. I support the use of Vaccines. Kids are always homesick missing out on schoolwork and falling behind in classes(procon.org). Say a kid is home sick with the flu and he misses a few tests and one homework sheet, its his responsibility to go find his work and…

Current statistics have documented that an excess of “up to 40 percent of parents in the U.S. to delay or refuse some vaccines for their children” (Haelle). This staggering statement concludes that there is a cause for concern in regards to vaccinating children here, in the United States. The overwhelming percentage of parents who choose not to vaccinate, for whatever their reasons may be, versus those who do vaccinate, has created a recently debatable question. Should parents be required to…

Alaskan Native History Alaskan Native Indians are people that migrated to North America approximately 1,300 years ago from the Eurasian continent. They had developed intricate cultural lines and pioneered advanced methods for surviving the fridged Arctic climate using nothing but what was available in nature. For this reason, the Alaskan Natives developed a deep cultural bond with the land that was also rich with materials useless to them such as gold and oil. This situation along with abundant…

the total vaccine recipients in the United States. The probability that one will face any harm by way of vaccine is unlikely. In fact, the chances of brain swelling as a result of the DTaP (whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria) shot is 11 in 1,000,000. In contrast, if diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough are contracted due to the absence of vaccination, they are fatal in 1 in 20 cases, 1 in 10 cases, and 1 in 1,500 cases, respectively (parents.com). This suggests the prospect of kids…

Diseases take the lives of millions each year but, with medicine and the proper procedures, they can be prevented and cured. Vaccines can successfully help prevent and cure many common diseases such as the flu, measles, and many others. Additionally, vaccines work together with the immune system to build an immunity against other diseases. But, like everything else in life, vaccines have both benefits and risks. Body Paragraph 1: To start with, vaccines are shots that have a weakened or dead…

“Vaccines don't cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases. Vaccine skepticism has helped to bring some of those diseases back from near extinction” (Alex Pareene). In the world today there are many vaccinations that help prevent and even stop diseases and sickness that are spread throughout Americans. Vaccinations can go from helping your allergies to curing harmful diseases like polio. Webster Dictionary defines…

Are Vaccinations Worthwhile? To get one or not to get one…..There are many opinions about whether vaccinations are good for you or not. “A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease”(Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2016.). There have been many arguments since the vaccines came out, and still there is not one decision on this concept. You can’t be on one side or the other if you don’t know what a vaccine is, the good…

Many achievements of European civilizations in the new world after the year 1492, denotes to a moral question. From speculations and in depth research, an estimated 80% to 90% of the indigenous people’s population died after the arrival of the Europeans. Although this statement can be viewed as historical information, it also raises the question of several moral issues. Numerous consequences I will discuss are disease, food supply, and forced relocation, which very definitely have moral…

The first humans in America arrived trough the Bering Strait. The Bering Strait was an all-ice bridge which formed between Alaska and Siberia approximately 10,000 years ago. Scientist called those people “Native Americans”. The Native Americans developed their own living and surviving techniques according to the climate and the resources they had near them. The development of agriculture began 3,000 years B.C. in Central Mexico with the Indian corn or Maiz, and the semi-nomadic hunter societies…