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    people have about vaccinations. There are countless anti-vaccines, people and others who have misconceptions about the legitimacy and safety of vaccines and they respond by not taking the vaccines. According to Haelle, there is no evidence supporting the act of delaying a vaccination, but instead, if you delay a vaccination then you can become more susceptible to contact diseases and illnesses. Another misconception Haelle describes vaccines are that they contain toxins such as mercury and…

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    some people believe children should be required to receive certain vaccines, parents should continue to have the freedom to make this important decision based on what is best for their family. Not only is taking away the parent’s right to make this decision unconstitutional, but it removes the ability to attain proper research that should be completed before going through with a vaccination. There is a lot of information about vaccines that the media hides and there are many facts that many…

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    and Facts There is a vast amount of research done on vaccines and there is still much to come. One of the most common threads in research for vaccines are vaccine effectiveness and side effects caused by vaccines. The reasons for this is mostly because despite there being proof verifying vaccine’s effectiveness, many people still have doubts about vaccinations. Some people think vaccines cause disastrous side effects. Others believe that vaccines are unnecessary and unreliable. Many of these…

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    of vaccinations... more and more parents are saying no to vaccines. Illnesses that are very rare right now, that most parents don’t have to fear...” Vaccines have been used for decades, and have continued to change and advance as the scientific field has gained more knowledge on defeating a multitude of diseases and sicknesses. The question is how are vaccines affecting a community? Some of the most well-known diseases with elaborate vaccines well ahead of their time are smallpox, and polio,…

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    Cirrhosis Literature Review

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    the process of healing of wounds, leading to fibrogenesis - an uncharacteristic obstinate process of connective tissue production and removal (Anthony, 1978). It has been reported that cirrhosis occurs in roughly 20 % of individuals diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). But, this statistic is gotten from risk evaluations after 20 years of infection (Fattovich et al., 1997). And because HCV contraction can occur early in life through either contaminated medical equipment or injection drug…

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    Toxoplasmosis

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    Toxoplasmosis is typically diagnosed using serological analysis. Multiple immunological assays can be used, including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) technique, and immunosorbent agglutination assay (ISAGA). The Sabin-Feldman dye test, however, is the gold standard immunological assay. In the Sabin-Feldman dye test, the patient’s serum is treated with both live T. gondii organisms and methylene blue dye. If the patient has been previously…

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    Cirrhosis Lab

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    Cirrhosis of the liver can be detected by different tests and studies. They can be both invasive and non-invasive procedures. They range from a physical examination to diagnostic test and clinical findings. Diagnostic examinations include blood tests, serum-protein tests, various chemical tests, and ultrasound imaging among other assortments for detection is disease. Measuring the levels of certain chemicals produced by the liver can show how competently your liver is functiong. Blood tests may…

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    Gardasil Critique

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    prevent it. In the article “New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Should Not Be Mandatory,” the author made it clear that the Gardasil vaccine should not be mandated for children; however, the author is never named.…

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    Hepatitis C is a disease that causes inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is an infectious disease that’s virus can result in both acute and chronic hepatitis infection, and range in severity from mild illness lasting only a few weeks to a serious lifelong illness. (WHO http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs164/en/) The CDC FAQs for the Public database states that some infected people present mild to severe symptoms soon after being infected including fever,…

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    United States with increasing prevalence. It is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer and second highest in terms of mortality, with one million cancer deaths yearly. A variety of risk factors contribute to HCC, including hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, cirrhosis of any cause including environmental toxins, alcohol abuse, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hereditary hemochromatosis or alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency among others. There has been…

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