Smallpox

From the case study, it is indicated that the boy’s grandmother had travelled to Asia from 19th to 24th October of that year. In her trip, she was accompanied by five members of the Memphis’ Missionary Baptist Churches. The symptoms of Influenza was identified on the boy on boy in November compelling the grandmother to seek medical attention at a nearby urgent care clinic. Taking into consideration the fact that the boy’s grandmother and a couple of other church members travelled to Asia, the…

Aids is a very harsh virus that has been terrorizing many people over the last hundred years (“Ethics”). Even with treatment you still have a very slim chance of surviving. If mandatory testing is required, we can find those who are infected and prevent it from spreading. If we catch all the people with AIDS and stop them from spreading it, less and less people will contract the virus. Many people do not even know if they have the virus until later in their life. It is absolutely essential to…

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a non-fiction novel about the origin of Ebola and its effects on people and the outbreak of Ebola in a monkey house. Preston also goes into details about the symptoms of Ebola and the different strains of Ebola,which are Ebola Zaire, Ebola Reston, and Ebola Sudan. Preston really informs about the dangers of Ebola and what it can do to the human body and what must be done to prevent the virus from spreading around the world and causing an…

Reemergence of Measles Pam Carter Introduction: I. According to “www.cfr.org” there were nearly 139,000 reported measles cases worldwide for 2014. And according to “www.cdc.gov” the United States in 2014 experienced a dramatic increase in the number of measles cases up to 668 covering 27 different states. II. The United States reported in 2000 that measles had been eliminated; last year’s numbers are the highest since 2000. III. I am a member of the healthcare community and see first-hand how…

Vaccines have been around for thousands years and has progressed to help people protect and fight against infectious diseases all of history. However, people still refuse to get vaccinated knowing that it can be harmful along with making others suffer the consequences. Throughout history there has been diseases that impacted people and helped dramatically decrease the number of infections after being vaccinated for that specific disease. In the April 2015 issue of Reason, Ronald Bailey’s…

Should Parents Vaccinate Their Children? Vaccinating for common childhood diseases is controversial in today’s society. Many parents are unsure of whether to vaccinate their children and if the vaccinations their children receive are safe and will protect them. Parents should vaccinate their children because, often, vaccines do more good than harm and they do help protect children from dangerous diseases. Children have weaker immune systems than adults and vaccines help keep them safe from many…

How do Band Aids impact my life? Earle Dickson invented band- aids in 1920. He invented them when his wife would always get hurt or cut herself or even burn herself. She was known as clumsy. Earle Dickson got to work and later created tons of band- aids. Latter a company then bought them and crated the first ever box of Band- Aids it was called Johnson and Johnson Band- Aids. Even though band aids may not be the essential need in life, it still helps you in many ways. From experience when I…

Top 10 Best Child Specialist in Thane INTRODUCTION A child is a unique gift to its respective parents and so the parents are completely responsible and authorized to take care of him/her. Children especially of 1-5 years old are more susceptible to various kinds of illness and diseases because of their weak developed immune system, so in case of anything above we should immediately consult a pediatrician (child-specialist) and discuss the smallest things that are affecting our child’s health.…

Introduction and Summary Many parents today are against giving their children vaccinations because they believe that they do not prevent illness but instead cause it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains in detail what chickenpox’s is and the importance of getting vaccinated. According to the CDC’s article “Most children with chickenpox completely recover. But it can be serious, even deadly, especially for babies, pregnant women, adolescents, adults, and people with…

A woman in dressed in black looks down at the freshly carved gravestone. A father sits in the hospital waiting room, knees shaking and palms sweating, praying that his daughter will be able to celebrate her next birthday. A brother looks down disappointingly at his report card. He spent more time visiting in an emergency room then in the classroom worried about his younger sibling. A child lies in a hospital bed, in pain and scared of the unknown surroundings. Every single one of the tragic…