Smallpox

“According to research by Cates and Weinstock et al., and a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 6.2 million new cases of HPV infection are reported every year, and 20 million people in the United States already have HPV” (Balog 616). The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very widespread infection that affects many in today’s society. The numerous adverse effects that arise from the virus are what make HPV such a large concern. Currently, there are three human…

Moreover, vaccination is supported by the global healthcare organizations such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Doctors without Boarders, and etc. The presences some of this organizations in the Russian Federation is crucially important in order to educate the population on importance of the children’s immunization. The WHO annual updates their statements on key vaccines in Russia in order to provide readers with most recent data on both local and global diseases landscape and to show…

Introduced in 1988, the polyvalent MMR vaccine immunises against measles, mumps and rubella. There has been a great deal of controversy with regards to the MMR vaccine, including links to febrile seizures, autism and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the vaccine has proven extremely effective in preventing contagious viral infections. The MMR vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine and two doses are required for complete protection of children, and in some circumstances, adults. Through…

Vaccines are commonly used by health care workers. Nurses, Doctors, and Paramedics . It's consider important and therefore can raised a lot of question and dough on its and benefits, and side-effect. The importance of vaccine make know to us by advertisement, newspapers, and schools, and billboards. and the study of health books, also internet researches. Immunizations in adult is often taken for granted especially in men. Lack of interest in Doctors visit, and sometimes people are…

The debate about vaccinations is a very emotionally charged one. Often times parents, specifically younger parents believe that diseases have been “killed off” because there has not recently been a case. Older generations are more likely to vaccinate because they have had close experiences with the diseases and the impact on a healthy child (PBS, 2010). After watching the documentary shared with the class. I found it necessary to look into the laws of Minnesota regarding vaccinations. The first…

A child’s laughter is the best gift a parent can get in their lifetime. To all the new parents or would-be parents I bet that’s what you’re looking forward to. Isn’t it? You should be well-versed with the important vaccines that are prescribed for the apple of your eye. One of the most important vaccines is pneumococcal vaccine that prevents pneumonia in the infants. I’m sure you must heard about pneumonia that is still a serious disease that can sometimes end on a fatal note. It’s always…

Echinacea works by stimulating the immune system. Whereby antibiotics destroy both good and harmful bacteria Echinacea enables your body to deal with infections and viruses as they happen. Studies show that Echinacea stimulates phagocytosis, a process where white blood cells travel around the body hunting and attacking harmful micro organisms releasing chemicals and digesting them. White blood cells are a major component of the body's inbuilt quick response immune system. Echinacea increases the…

Final Project Part B Milestone 1 The crises situation I chose was The Vaccine War. The topic of vaccines stood out to me because I have heard multiple opinions about vaccines while growing up. Inside my family home I saw my parents’ opinion on vaccines change. I was vaccinated as a child, but as I got older my parents began to disagree with vaccinations. Seeing my parents change their opinion on the topic of course intrigued my young mind. Community opinion also lead me to choose this topic. I…

Currently, emergency contraception is legal by prescription or over the counter in the United States. It was not always like this, and for many years it was a constant battle to retain over the counter status for Plan B One-Step. The adverse effects of Plan B One Step are minimal, and can include nausea and delay of menses, which, in my opinion, compared to other over the counter medications is nothing. Any objective review makes it clear that Plan B One Step is more dangerous to politicians…

Polio is a disease that I always knew existed, but never knew had a scientific knowledge of its symptoms and upbringing. The first four chapters of David M. Oshinsky’s Polio: An American Story, covers the extensive information of polio, how the disease progressed as time passed, and what the individuals who dedicated their lives to the study of said disease, did to terminate it. The rivalry between Albert Sabin who was “a long-time polio researcher at the University of Cincinnati” (Oshinsky 6)…