Kris Jenner

Introduction: There is a lot of controversy over the topic of if humans are still evolving. Some people say that humans are still evolving, while others say we are devolving. I believe that we as humans are continuing to evolve because of medical advancements. A background term that you may not know is selective pressure; any action that changes the behavior or fitness or a living organism in a certain environment. In this paper I will be using the research of other scientists and people to…

Among numerous diseases that has changed the course of human history smallpox is considered to be an undeniable standout. As noted by Belongia and Naleway (2003), this disease has been “…scourge against humanity for at least the past 1500 years”. Since it has been decimating communities across the globe for more than one and a half of millennium, the virus’ footprint may be called significant. From today’s point of observation, the highlight in the history of smallpox is the period around the…

Child Vaccinations Every parent would want their child to be happy, healthy, and do the best for them. This is possible through vaccinations. How exactly do vaccines work? Vaccines are made up of a weakened or dead form of the bacteria or virus of the disease. When the vaccine is injected, the immune system detects it and reacts as if it was real. The body begins to make antibodies against it and leaves behind memory cells. They are ready to fight against the actual infectious organism.…

1700s, this method then moved onto Turkey where the royal family on the throne embraced the idea and had themselves inoculated. Moving into the late 1700s, this vaccination idea spread its way to England. In England, a young gentleman named Edward Jenner noticed that if you had cowpox, you never contracted smallpox, so he tested his theory. He used variolation against cowpox on a small boy, then he used it again but against smallpox on the same boy. The boy remained healthy and this method…

Do you know who,how or what happened to discover the bacteria,and medicine named penicillin ? Well their are many theories and stories but with the information gathered I think you’ll find your answer. To start off with,the person who is credited for discovering the bacteria is a bacteriologist named Alexander Fleming. He discovered the bacteria when he left his laboratory a mess and went on a vacation,when he came back he had found that his dishes had mold and their was one plate that caught…

The history of vaccines and immunization began in 1796 when Edward Jenner, a doctor living in Berkeley, England, performed the world’s first vaccination (Stern & Markel, 2005). Jenner “took pus from a cow pox lesion on a milkmaid’s hand” and “inoculated an eight-year-old boy” (Stern & Markel, 2005, p.612). Six weeks later, Jenner again inoculated two sites on the boys arm and he was unaffected. This was the beginning of vaccines and expanded greatly in the late 19th and early twentieth…

lives relatively disease free and we owe so much of that to vaccines. Despite the overwhelming evidence, people still have questions and concerns. Which is okay. In 1798, smallpox was killing hundreds of thousands of people every year. Until Edward Jenner that milkmaids who had gotten cowpox, a less deadly form of the disease, didn’t get smallpox. This was the first vaccine. Vaccines are like training exercise for your body, They use dead or damaged viruses to provoke an immune response, without…

have been used worldwide to prevent life-threatening diseases. Dr. Edward Jenner developed the first vaccination to cure smallpox; he did so by “injecting a dead or mild form of a virus or bacteria into the body in order to stimulate production of antibodies” (Lee and Carson-Dewitt). In case of infection later, these antibodies would provide additional protection. In the 18th century, smallpox was spreading rapidly; Jenner was able to create a vaccination to save lives by using cowpox, a milder…

Imagine a world where vaccines have never been invented. Such a world would be a frightening place. It would be riddled with disease and people reluctant to leave their homes for fear of being infected if they are exposed to disease. With the thousands of diseases out there, the world would quickly become a hospital without walls and boundaries as more of its population succumbed to disease. Thanks to vaccines, the world will hopefully never turn out like this. However, when parents choose not…

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…