Smallpox

The rise occurs due to the future decisions, and how they will impact others. Advances in technology and globalization will make the Ethical dilemmas harder, and will increase as people rely on them more and become more interdependent. The more technology dependent, the greater impact it will have on the ethical dilemmas and on others. Which in return, will cause an increase in debates. The CDC created the panel of ethics to decide the life or death question after the shortage of the flu…

The cause of Autism is still unknown and the search for a cure is still underway. However, each medication used to treat Autism can causes a great number of dangerous side effects. These side effects can alter the child, potentially, for the rest of their life. The medication are far from helping 100 percent of the symptoms. There are highly successful method that have no lasting harmful effects on the child's physical body and they have the potential to cure 100 percent of the symptom. These…

5.1. MMR VACCINE This immunization vaccine against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (German measles) was first developed by Maurice Hilleman at Merck. The vaccine is a live attenuated virus of the three diseases; Measles, Mumps & Rubella administered via injection. The first measles licensed vaccine was in the year 1963 and was improved after 5 years. Vacines for mumps became available in the year 1967 and that of rubella at 1969. The three vaccines were combined to form measles, mumps, rubella…

There are several reasons as to why everyone should be up to date with vaccinations. One is that vaccine preventable diseases and illnesses are still around. Another is vaccines will help keep you healthy. The third is they are safe and effective. Those are some reasons to be vaccinated. Now, I will go in depth about my first reason. The viruses and bacteria that cause illness and death still exist. They also can be passed on to those who are not protected by vaccines. Since, people can…

The controversial prenatal tests have the ability to provide families with extremely useful information regarding the health of their baby, yet these tests also come with risks, such as miscarriages. To prevent these safety concerns, alterations to the test need to take place. While many parents choose to take the chance and go through with the test, “others refuse testing because it carries risks: Amniocentese causes miscarriage in between 1 in 200 and 1 in 400 cases; CVS has even higher…

Rotavirus (RV) - This disease is for infants. The disease rotavirus causes watery diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. This can lead to dehydration and hospitalization. I would not consider getting this vaccine as it only benefits babies. Pneumococcal Vaccination (PCV) - The vaccine helps to prevent pneumococcal disease which is an infection caused by streptococcus pneumonia bacteria. This can cause sepsis and then result in organ failure, tissue damage or even death. Currently, I do not plan on…

The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a virus that is transmitted by droplets and direct contact. One of the diseases caused by the Varicella Zoster virus is a highly contagious disease known as chickenpox. Chickenpox is common in children and is easily spread from one person to another (Chowdhury, Siddique, Haque, Ali, Biswas, S., Biswas, P. K., & Ahasan, 2014). Some usual symptoms of chickenpox that may show up 1-2 days prior to the rash include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and headache.…

Over 4000 people die a year in the U.S. from choking. This includes two classes of people, children and adults each with their own common cause. For children its small toys/objects and for adults, mainly elderlies, its food. No matter what the cause, the Heimlich maneuver is the best and most accepted procedure for reversing the effects of choking. Developed by Dr. Henry Heimlich in 1974, the Heimlich maneuver has saved over 50,000 lives since its conception. It’s divided into three different…

Assignment #1: “Curse and a Blessing” Question 1 Jared Diamond, author of “Curse and Blessing”, wrote this piece regarding the disease known as Tay-Sachs. His main hypothesis consists of the idea that Tay-Sachs is prominent in the eastern European Jewish culture, which seemingly has a lower rate of deaths from tuberculosis. Children who receive the homozygous recessive allele gained from Tay-Sachs heterozygous parents, suffer uncontrollable laughter, shaking, muscle control, drooling, sometimes…

Herd immunity is a vital component of society. Essentially, herd immunity protects those who cannot receive vaccines, due to illness or other medical conditions. In an article written for the British Medical Journal, science editor Abi Berger emphasizes the importance of herd immunity, “. . . enough parents decide not to have their children vaccinated, more cases will start to appear, and the whole population is at risk.” The more people vaccinated, the stronger the herd becomes. This means that…