Diphtheria

the Great Influenza, and Diphtheria, can also unite the…

Persuasion in “The Use of Force” William Carlos Williams wrote this short story called “The Use of Force” in order to portray the life of a doctor and how sometimes a doctor may have to use force to save lives. There are different methods a doctor can use to persuade others to do what they are asked of. There are many ways to persuade others to do what is being asked of them, including being nice and charismatic, by using statistics and facts, or finally using force. These methods are being…

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…

Infectious diseases and Infections Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Many microorganisms live in our body and in our environment, in which most of them are advantageous such as bacteria found in our intestine is useful for food digestion and fungi used for foods such as mushrooms and yeast. However, in certain conditions these organisms can also cause illnesses. Infectious diseases can be transmitted, directly or indirectly, from one person…

parents whose children are vaccinated no longer have to worry about their child's death or disability from Whooping cough, Polio, Diphtheria, Hepatitis, or a host of other infections" (Ezekiel Emmanuel). Immunizations given throughout childhood have saved millions of lives. Vaccination rates in the U.S. are higher than ever while illnesses and death from Measles, Diphtheria, Tetanus and more are at an all-time low, near "record lows". Immunizations have also protected and saved many adults from…

pox. There is a killed version. This vaccine is used for polio. There are toxoid vaccines made specifically for bacterial diseases which release toxins. These work by weakening the toxins so they cannot damage the body and this vaccine is used for diphtheria. The last option is a subunit vaccine where the vaccine only contains a small part of the disease called the antigens and this vaccine is used for whooping cough. People may still experience a small fever and some inflammation after a…

The issue of improper use of sanitation was a significant problem. In the 1900’s, people were buying meat that was covered in all sorts of filth. There have been many cases of food poisoning because the meat had been left out for too long; or there were all types of insects such as rats and worms in the customer's foods. This had been on going problem. In 1879, Senator Algernon Paddock had come up with a bill that included the service of food and drugs. The bill was called the Paddock Bill.…

department that sets these requirements, the vaccines that each and every student must be administered are: DT, a diphtheria and tetanus vaccine for pediatric children, Td, another vaccine for diphtheria and tetanus but made for children 7 years and older, DTaP, a vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis in pediatric children, Tdap, once again a vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis but in…

bacteria’s because we used vaccines to fight against them. The more we keep vaccinating against them the more rare they become. Examples include polio and diphtheria. Polio is a virus that can cause paralysis and diphtheria is “ an acute, toxin-mediated disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria (“Centers of Disease Control: Diphtheria,” n.d.). Even though it may seem that these vaccinations do not work, they do! A great example is the flu. People do not want to receive the flu…

like preschools, daycares, and elementary school. These vaccines have side effects that may seem unpleasant however they definitely outweigh the severeness of the actual disease. DTaP is one of the most common diseases among young children (Pan 1). Diphtheria causes a thick covering in the back of the throat. Tetanus Lockjaw) causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) causes coughing sessions so bad that it is hard for infants to eat, drink,…