Immunology

Vitiligo is a disease, that occurs when the pigment cells of the skin is destroyed. In certain areas the melanocytes are destroyed, so it creates white patches on the skin. Vitiligo can be focal or it can me on more than one area on the body. Vitiligo is not painful, although some people with vitiligo can have physiological and emotional problems with it. Experts do not know exactly what the cause of vitiligo is just yet, but some researches think that the body’s immune system mistakenly…

People have the right to make autonomous decisions. “Parents have a fundamental right to guide the upbringing of their children protected under the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution.” according to sciencebasedmedicine.org. Many court cases have been based off that right. An example of a court case like that would be the Doe v. Irwin, 441 F Supp 1247; U.S. D.C. of Michigan, (1985) case in which it was decided that parental rights could not be denied without fundamental principles of…

A massive part of all of this controversial agreement that leads to your personal standpoint is which side of the arguments you found to be more convincing. Similarly, another element of your stand point could be how much of each side of the argument you look into and time you spend researching each side of the story because you can continually find more and more sites and information about both controversial sides. Throughout this assignment I have looked into a wide range of arguments on both,…

April 18, 2016 Dear Editor, There are many reasons why vaccines are very important. Vaccines cause your body to release disease fighting antibodies without actually causing the disease. You can be vaccinated for over 20 diseases. There are 3 reasons why it is important for a person to be properly vaccinated. One reason is, you are not only protecting yourself but the people around you. Another reason is, it can protect you from some diseases. Finally, vaccines are important because they can…

Scientific concept Spread of viruses To understand how vaccines are helpful in protecting us from the harmful effects of vaccines, we must first learn what viruses do to the human body. Viruses cannot survive alone, they need a host body to carry out basic functions. After entering a body they hook onto a host cell and insert their genetic material into it, gaining control over the cell. They then proceed to replicate rapidly before violently spilling from the cell and spreading to…

I am writing to you to discuss why it is important for people to be properly vaccinated. The reason why people should be properly vaccinated are They prevent you from getting sick, There safe and effective, and They are as important to your overall health as diet and exercise. Also the CDC Tracks all disease across the world so they can come up with a vaccine to help fight off the disease. Vaccinations are safe and effective they are among the safest medical products available. The…

Smallpox “ The last known case of smallpox was reported in West and Central Africa, since then it has been declared eradicated,”(Foege, Williams Smallpox Eradication in West and Central Africa). Before smallpox was eradicated, smallpox originated from North eastern Africa in 10,000 B.C. according to WHO(World Health Organization) smallpox has killed 300 to 500 million people before eradication.…

Children should receive the chicken pox vaccine as a preventative for the virus. Without the chicken pox vaccination, children risk contracting serious diseases as an adult. Typically, children should be given the first dosage of the chicken pox vaccination commonly known as the varicella vaccination between twelve to fifteen months of age. A second dosage is typically given amongst four to six years of age to act as a booster shot. In order for your child to receive the varicella…

Question 1: The Gardasil vaccine is an injection that prevents certain strains of HPV including: 6, 11, 16 and 18. Australia's Professor Ian Frazer and his team in Queensland discovered the simple technology behind the HPV vaccine in 1990. However it wasn’t until June 2006 that it was first released. Question 2: Both boys and girls are affected by HPV leading to cancers and genital warts. By receiving the Gardasil vaccine, boys are not only protecting themselves but also are helping to reduce…

Zombie Pandemic Zombies are 100% contagious and 100% fatal. Around the world there are millions of diseases and outbreaks, any of them could turn pandemic at anytime. The United States has a very expensive healthcare system but it would not be enough if there was a zombie outbreak. The United States has lots of requirements to be able to go to medical school like they have to be able to lots of good characteristics like being able to work in a team and to be kind and have to have good…