Inoculation

Part one of the video RX For Survival, explains the origin of vaccinations, the first observation of germs, information on infectious diseases like polio and smallpox, and the need for a vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS infection. English Physician Edward Jenner developed a small pox vaccine, in late 1796. Jenner came to the conclusion that by infecting a child with cowpox, a mild form of smallpox, the body could build immunity to smallpox. This case is where vaccines first originated from and lead…

The first immunization was possibly invented in ancient times but was first recorded in the late 1800s. A little less than two hundred years later, vaccines were standardized when it came to administering it to children and infants. These vaccines offer many benefits to the child and their parent. However, not every parent wishes to have their children vaccinated out of fear that it will do more harm than good. Overall, Vaccines have had an interesting history. Since their invention, they have…

“There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality” (Salk). Jonas Salk, the man who created the polio vaccine, was a medical researcher. His invention of the polio vaccine impacted the medical world. His vaccine was not the only one that had a major impact in the medical world. There were a lot of different vaccines, but the vaccine that cured polio was called “Inactivated polio vaccine.” Polio was one of the nation’s most life-threatening…

Americans are representing activism in politics by partaking in polls because it is a prime example of voting. In addition to polls, riots against or for vaccines have been around since the 19th century. For example, the Victorian Anti-vaccination Movement. “The Victorian Anti-Vaccination Movement,” by Elizabeth Earl explains, “the law made it compulsory for infants during their first three months of life and then extended the age to children up to 14 years old in 1867, imposing fines…[upon…

Vaccination is an approach of immunization through the inclusion of a pathogen in the human body, that is weakened to ensure that the body reacts by producing antibodies against the disease that you want to prevent. This revolutionary method was discovered by British doctor Edward Jenner in 1796, who found out that by inoculating people with the cowpox virus they were also protected from the smallpox virus and that the immunity could be passed from one person to another. I have to stress…

MATERIALS AND METHODS The first day of the independent experiment was on October 25, 2016. Mannitol Salt Agar and Phenylethanol Agar are selective media that were used to isolate M. luteus from the environmental samples. Sterile cotton swabs were used to obtain the samples from the skin, arms and dust through wiping the surface of the sample source. A handful of backyard soil was previously diluted and then 2mL of this diluted soil was transferred to a sterile test tube containing 9mL water…

Have you ever heard about the latest outbreak of the Measles viruses? It was first seen in the early 1900ś in the blood samples of children and pregnant women. When it first was discovered, doctors thought it was just another common cold or an allergic reaction patients were having; however, by 1912 there was a series epidemic of measles-related deaths recorded, and by the 1950ś over three to four million U.S citizens were infected. After a few more years scientist were able to create the very…

Edward Jenner (17 May 1749-26 January 1823) was an English physician and scientist. He is known for being the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world’s first vaccine. 60% of the population in Britain at the time caught smallpox and 20% of the population died of it. Jenner was also the first person to describe the brood parasitism of the cuckoo, which is when an organism relies on others to raise its young. He was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire and worked there as well. Major events that…

My chosen exemplar is Edward Jenner (1749-1823). Edward Jenner is the discoverer of the smallpox vaccine during the eighteenth century which saved many lives at that time and still till this day. Jenner has been widely known as the ‘father of immunology’. Jenner’s publication of his findings that cowpox could protect against the fatal disease, smallpox, gotten him support by the scientific community. Jenner was also promoting vaccination among the poor. Jenner went on to form many scientific…

Dr. Edward Jenner lived between the years 1749 and 1823. During that time period, Smallpox was a disease that killed approximately between 10% and 20% of the population. It was a horrible disease that left multiple deep scars all over people’s bodies if it did not kill them first. During the time period of Chapter 19, many advances were made in medicine. Dr. Jenner’s discovery, experimentation, and invention of the vaccine for smallpox is one of those many advances. Dr. Jenner is considered…