Immunology

Many wonder if vaccinations are really necessary or if they are even safe. Vaccinations are what allow people the American Dream because it saves lives which enables an individual to achieve happiness. While vaccinations help prevent diseases in America, some believe the potential harmful effects carry too high a risk. Limiting vaccinations would cause an outbreak in diseases because vaccines prevent the disease from forming. Vaccinations have lowered the risk of getting a disease, but the…

Numerous toxicants have some sought of an affect the human body. These come in a variety of ways, but in the process more often the most affected happens to be the respiratory, immune system, along with the liver. These are primary systems within the body that are vital in order for each of us function and survive. Therefore if by some chance these if any of these systems/organ manage to fail, the likely outcome would be that a person becomes very ill. While technology has come a long way, as…

Meditation is a viable treatment option for patients seeking to enhance their physical well-being. This paper will provide a theoretical framework on this topic before making its own argument. Everyone should seek to benefit their physical well-being because the majority of individuals are not as healthy as they would hope to be and our physical well-beings are of utmost importance. One approach that a multitude of individuals have utilized to enhance their physical well-being is meditation.…

Biomedical scientists study and perform experiments on animals such as rats, mice, reptiles, chimpanzees, and many others for ailments that ultimately cause death. An animal’s internal systems and organs closely resemble humans in complexity and vital functions such as breathing, reproduction, and digestion, so scientists understand how it will affect the human body and life cycle. While petri dish studies are available using human cells and could prevent what the Humane Society considers…

Introduction There are multiple Immunological techniques or tests used for starting and measuring an immune response (1). Antibodies and antigens found in our immune system is done by immunoassays (2). The majority of immunological tests are based on the adaptive immune system. Substances recognized by our immune system are antigens. Injections are done by a trained health care professional to test for an immune response. The antibodies work together to fight antigens. Immunologists can inject…

Washing hands, covering coughs, and getting vaccinations are the typical prevents for not getting sick. However, what if the virus it so unknown that there aren’t vaccinations to prevent it? Then what does an individual do to prevent this new virus from infecting them? This is called an influenza pandemic. According to the CDC, an influenza pandemic is a new virus that is different from any influenza seen and effects the entire globe. Additionally, due to its constant changing it is very easy…

Since vaccines have been in effect, the decrease of our population has decreased greatly. Although the pros about vaccines were great, the cons also made a big impact on the patients who were receiving it. Many incidents happened and it has caused many controversial issues throughout centuries. Even though the cons are outrageously dangerous, vaccines should be mandatory to our society today. Therefore in the past, there were many cases of diseases spreading. Diseases are contagious though…

Editor, Vaccinations are used to help prevent communicable diseases from being caught by someone. Vaccines make people who get them more immune to some communicable diseases. Some vaccines are required by law, others are optional. People who are properly vaccinated can prevent diseases in themselves, in people around them, and can prevent the spread of serious diseases. If a person is vaccinated for some communicable diseases they are less likely to get that disease. Some communicable disease…

Surprise Informative Does owning a dog has health benefits on children? You may have heard that bringing a dog home may not be the best thing to do especially if you are soon expecting a child. You might think that the dog being inside the house can cause health issues on your children because of their fur for instance. However owning a dog can lower the development of allergies on children, it can lower the risk of respiratory problems, it increases physical activity, and owning a dog can…

With the existence of vaccines, diseases such as whooping cough, measles, mumps, and polio are now preventable. Many years ago plenty of diseases killed or permanently disabled people. Now that vaccines exist, diseases have reduced and in some cases completely discontinued. We all have, especially mothers, doubt the beliefs in vaccines working. Vaccines are important to our health, they're made to keep us healthy, protect against viruses, and prevent diseases from attacking the body in the…