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    ethylmercury-containing preservative, is toxic to the central nervous system; and the administration of multiple vaccines overwhelms and weakens the immune system. Many researchers along with multiple epidemiological studies have been documented to ensure the safety of vaccinations for parents who will harbor concern for their…

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    Vaccines Essay

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    Vaccines are medications that are designed to stimulate the body's immune system and to generate a response that will protect the individual from disease caused by the pathogen(11) When you get a vaccine, you get a small amount of a dead form of the organism which causes the antigens and antibodies to react and so this allows the immune system to get stronger. It is not the actual amount needed for a vaccine but the immune system still has the ability to produce certain antibodies that can…

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    Inhibition of cash crops and other plants immune system response has been linked to a bacterial infection. Researchers in the Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and the Carolina Centre for Genome Sciences at the University of North Carolina, and the Department of Biological Chemistry at John Innes Centre, have uncovered a correlation between bacterial protein, a molecule that performs…

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    species since proteins have almost the same functions. The greater the difference between organisms means that there is more variance in the amino acid sequencing. However, proteins do most of the cell’s work and they also function as an immune antibody. The immune system consists of diverse cells and antibody molecules. Antibody is blood proteins that get activated when foreign organisms invade the body. They recognize certain antigens based on their epitope, which is usually five to eight…

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    Vaccine Coverage

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    (ABS, 2006). However, there are 22.6 million infants that are at risk of not survive past childhood as they cannot access vaccination. Immunization plays a crucial part in strengthening the immunity of young children as they usually have weak immune systems. Also, some immunizations usually provide a lifelong protecting against the disease targeted. The vaccine coverage depend on the type of vaccine offered; some vaccines that are less popular to the care givers are usually less covered compared…

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    Jonas Salk

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    From the beginning of mankind, man has looked for a way to heal illnesses. Jonas Salk found a cure for one of the severely worst illnesses in the history of man, polio. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was a great discovery of his time, and it is still being used today to eliminate polio worldwide. His discovery of a vaccine against polio was one which was collected of killed viruses producing the antibodies to help the body defeat the disease without inducing it. As the argument heats up between…

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    genetic material. The authors were able to avoid this problem by developing a new system for gene delivery into cells that could penetrate the barriers of the immune system and physical barriers. The basis for a new therapy were the gold nanoparticles surrounded by a shell of a plurality of spherical molecules of RNA. According bioengineers, spherical particle structure allows it to pass unobstructed through the immune barrier on the surface of the skin and pass through the pores in the cell…

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    It’s a food that triggers the bodys immune sytem. The reaction can be mild for some people but to others it can be a deadly reaction that type of reaction is called Anaphylaxis; is a serious allergic reaction that can rapidly onset the body and may cause death (Wikipedia). The first time eat t0he upsetting food, your immune system responds by creating specific disease-fighting antibodies called immunoglobulin. When you eat the food…

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    shot consists of microbial DNA and microbes and these substances trick the body into thinking that it has been cured. Vaccines help the body prevent future attacks toward your immune system. Vaccines are first introduced to newborns because they are most vulnerable to potential life threatening disease and their immune systems are very weak. The Children who have received the routine schedule vaccinations in their childhood are less likely to catch a…

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    approximately 226,000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 die due to the flu. These are preventable deaths. Requiring an annual flu vaccine is crucial to protect the safety and health of patients in hospitals, many of whom already have weakened immune systems, as well as visitors, and co-workers. Vaccination for healthcare personnel has been recommended for years, vaccination rates remain at 45 percent…

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