Smallpox

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Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases; widespread immunity due to vaccination is largely responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the restriction of diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus from much of the world. The World Health…

treaties regarding agreements of trading goods. There are several crucial steps that must be implemented before being able to prevent or eradicate any disease. Steps such as looking at the overall scope of the damage that a specific disease in this case smallpox can emit, secondly the level of the disease regarding the emergency regulations that must be implemented and lastly who ultimately takes the initiative to respond to the preliminary outbreak…

the disease. The first vaccine was made by Edward Jenner in 1796 and was later developed in 1798. Jenner injected a young boy with a cowpox serum, that later successfully prevented the boy from contracting smallpox. After many medical and technological changes made to Jenner’s vaccine, smallpox was soon eradicated. When a disease is eradicated, it is completely destroyed. In the middle of the 20th century scientists and researchers grew viruses in labs which led to rapid discoveries on many…

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732 thousand American children were saved from death, and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented from 1884 to 2014 due to vaccination (“Vaccines”). Massachusetts was the first US state to make a law stating it was mandatory to vaccinate school children in 1855. Now, all 50 states require vaccinations for children entering public schools but, no federal law exists. All 50 states will permit medical exemptions, 48 allow…

as polio, smallpox, and measles. Those diseases used to kill thousands of people including many children, but with the use of vaccines the number of cases of these diseases has gone down. Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that is the result of high immunity within the population. Vaccines help raise herd immunity by raising the number of people who have an immunity to the disease. Vaccines have also helped eradicate diseases. Smallpox is a…

people to die .Around 1491 there were few disease in the new world.Then it all change when the Columbian Exchange began.It was a time for exploration and exchange form the new world to the old world.Yet it also became an exchange of diseases like smallpox,measles and malaria.Malaria is a diseases that is trasmitted by an infected mosquito.It a deasse that has impact many people and still does . In 1491 the Columbian exchange began bring many products like livestock, grains ,fruits…

There are many people who believe that parents should not be mandated to vaccinate their children who attend schools in the United States as they could cause serious and fatal side effects and even be unnecessary. According to Vaccine Side Effects and Adverse Events who states, “Most side effects from vaccination are mild, such as soreness, swelling, or redness at the injection site” (The History of Vaccines).Vaccinations tend to cause life-threatening allergic reactions. Yet, if these…

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 version of smallpox. Due to this discovery, vaccinations are now…