Diphtheria

Not everyone has the financial capacity to provide themselves and their children of the important immunizations. As one of the four topics of health that needs urgent attention, I have chosen Immunization since it widely covers all ages. I cited the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) which uses long-term pledges from donor governments to sell 'vaccine bonds' in the capital markets, making large volumes of funds immediately available. It aims to fund immunization programs to…

organizations attribute vaccination as one of the top public health achievements of the 20th century. The disease smallpox has been wiped out and polio is about to be eliminate. Millions of children’s lives have been saved from many serious diseases such as diphtheria, rubella, polio and whooping cough. All of these diseases are preventable by vaccination and adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare. The human life span has doubled since the 1800’s partly because of vaccinations (Roser).…

State Required Vaccination Currently to enroll I public school in all fifty states and the District of Columbia require children to be vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles and rubella. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia require chickenpox vaccination, and forty-five states and the District of Colombia require hepatitis B vaccination for children to enroll in kindergarten. These laws act in the public’s favor, they protect children from potentially deadly…

In Australia currently, there are no compulsory regulations in vaccinating our children, and does not require government registration or justification. It has been questioned in the media lately as to whether or not it should be made mandatory to vaccinate our children against potentially deadly viruses and diseases, and deny them government benefits as a result. In the past, exemptions for not choosing to vaccinate children have been personal, philosophical, religious, or medical belief that…

DISEASE CAUSED BY A BACTERIUM-WHOOPING COUGH STRUCTURE: REPRODUCTION: HOW IT INFECTS HUMANS: WAYS HUMANS PREVENT INFECTION: The most effective way to prevent whooping cough is by getting a vaccination. The vaccine that is used for children under the age of 7 to prevent whooping cough is called DTaP this is given in five doses at the ages of 8 weeks, 4 months, 6 months, 1 ½ years, and 4-6 years old. It is important that they are given all doses of the vaccine because they are not…

Introduction Currently, there are around 240 million chronic carriers of HBsAg around the world, which are at the highest risk of developing chronic liver diseases such as primary liver cirrhosis and hepatocelular carcinoma (Aparna Schweitzer, 2015). Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are classified as low endemic areas, but there are some high endemicity spots as well (Díez-Padrisa & Castellanos., 2013). One of the most extensively studied high endemic areas in LAC is the…

The transatlantic trade and the Columbian exchange, greatly influence the way the people on both sides of the world lead their lives. The Columbian exchange is the the trade of plants minerals and diseases, which in some ways benefited and in some ways harmed and even destroyed the civilizations involved. Transatlantic trade refers to the actual act of trading and its economic implications. The societies involved in the trade can be divided into two simple parts, the conquerors and the conquered…

The movie Prescription Thugs is about those who abuse pharmaceutical medicine to a point of death or severe addiction. The creator of the film, Chris Bell, interviews various former pharmaceutical drug addicts and a supplier/whistleblower. He meets with many former WWE and MMA athletes. They speak of their addictions, what led to them, how they played out, and what the short term and long term consequences were. Chris Bell’s own brother, Mike Bell, died of causes directly related to his own…

Childhood Vaccinations Annotated Bibliography In this day and age there is a lot of controversy over whether it is still necessary for all children to receive vaccinations, and whether vaccines are responsible for developmental disorders in children. There are some that say parents that don’t vaccinate their children should be jailed, however there are parents that allege vaccinations have led to developmental disorders in their children, and in some cases even death. The Center for Disease…

It states “...vaccinations since 1924 have prevented 103 million cases of polio, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis A, diphtheria, and pertussis….” Since vaccinations have been around it hasn't done anything but prevent future diseases to people and the spread of it. The author refers to this article to emphasize by using logos that vaccinations are a good thing that has helped…