HPV vaccine

Has your child been vaccinated and protected against harmful diseases? Childhood immunization plays an enormous role in the health of our children today. “Nearly everyone in the U.S. got measles before there was a vaccine, and hundreds died from it each year. Today, most doctors have never seen a case of measles” (“What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinations,” 2014). Thanks to many years of immunization, the incidence for diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus has been rare. The…

Vaccines can both be good or bad for you, they can either improve your health and makes you stronger or can cause an harmful effect on your body that can lead to severe illness, and in the worst case scenario it can cause you your own death. Being vaccinated should be the choice of the parents and should not be compulsory and forced by the government because in the end of they they they are the parents and they know and feel what is best for their children. Parents should be followed if they…

Kyosha Valley is taking a proactive approach to addressing the issue of pandemics head on so that we can ensure a sustainable healthcare response at all Kyosha Valley practices. I have enacted guidelines for the pandemic preparedness policies, which will be effective immediately. Pandemics affect a large group of people under a very large radius. Many of the epidemics that countries experience come by due to inadequacy in knowledge about the disease in question. Such a disease spreads faster…

government that enough vaccines would be available should there be another outbreak. So while forming a new alliance to diagnose and prevent another pandemic had worldwide benefits hopefully preventing catastrophic loss of life, it also had a negative effect on the amount of funding we were putting worldwide into pharmaceutical companies to have a vaccine available in the event that a pandemic was to occur without knowing the strain of the virus that would take hold and if the vaccine would be…

The origin of the smallpox disease is unknown. It is thought to date back to the Egyptian Empire around the 3rd century BC. This assumption was made based on a smallpox-like rash found on three mummies. The earliest findings of any disease that clearly resembled the smallpox disease emerged in the 4th century in China. Early written narratives of the smallpox disease also appeared in India in the 7th century and in Asia Minor in the 10th century (ACIP 2003). The Smallpox disease, which was…

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME: THE INFORMATION PARENTS NEED TO HELP PREVENT PREMATURE INFANT MORTALITY United States Navy (HN) Millard, Jacob 9APR17 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome remains the leading cause of death in seemingly healthy babies under the age of one year. Research shows that risk factors for sudden and unexpected infant mortality may include brain abnormalities, the position of the baby as it sleeps, premature or low birthrate and the mother smoking while pregnant. It is every…

The war has just begun. The war may be fought for maybe 2-14 days, cells against viruses making a splash but we never know who will win-- the cells or the virus. Ninety five percent of people exposed to rhinovirus say that they have never had it. Rhinovirus is a very deadly cold that makes 75 percent of those infected become ill. Rhinovirus harms the cells of the respiratory system making people have trouble breathing. A malfunction with rhinovirus is that it can cause many other infections. The…

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) is identified as painful skin rash that usually appears in a band, a strip, or a small area on one side of the face or body. Although shingles can technically occur anywhere on the body, it will most often appear as a single band of blisters that wraps around on one side of the torso. Shingles is most prevalent in older individuals and those who have weak immune systems often due to stress, injury, and other medicines. According to the Center for Disease Control and…

Medical ID jewellery in the form of beautiful necklaces and bracelets is fast becoming popular amongst the masses these days. People are choosing them not for themselves but also for their parents, grandparents, spouse, and even kids. The designs are quite beautiful and do not stand out from the rest of the accessories they wear. Medical ID jewellery now comes in designs to people with different tastes whether they prefer eclectic pieces or classic designs. If you are on the fence about getting…

pertussis, also known as whooping cough, coined for the whooping-like sound it causes. This case of pertussis was in fact contracted from the vaccine the newborn received while in the hospital earlier that week. Despite this traumatic experience I view vaccines, not only as positive, but also as a necessity for one’s health. For the simplicity of the matter, a vaccine is a weakened form of microorganisms. They are killed forms or chemicals produced by the microorganism that act as antigens. The…