Smallpox

When I think of the body’s immune system, I think of the video game Pac-Man. Pac-Man gobbles up all the little dots in his way, our body works hard to gobble up germs in its way, much the same as Pac-Man. There are also enemies that try to attack Pac-Man and attempt to make him lose a life, in the same way, our body has to defend against viruses that try to attack it. In the game, you are successful if you are able to keep Pac-Man alive by gobbling up everything in its path before they attack…

The vast and rapid rate of information available on the internet and social media has led to an even larger social awareness when it comes to deciding whether to vaccinate children. An article by Health Affairs titled Confidence about vaccines in the United States: understanding parents’ perceptions states that the last ten years raised many controversies powered by parents using social media on whether to be pro or con vaccines. The article also names some of the valid concerns and questions…

The MMR vaccine has just been developed by Doctor/Scientist Maurice R. Hilleman. The MMR vaccine is made out of several scientific elements and chemicals such as sodium phosphate and glutamate. However some of the Earth’s resources that was used to make the MMR vaccine is sorbitol and sucrose. Scientists need to consider if it will all work together and need to do many tests and experiments on the elements individually and together. They need to know all about the Earth’s element whether or…

At the Lecture, Jennifer L. Hochschild spoke on the topic of “Do Facts Matter”. She went on to say that facts are different depending on the person, somethings are obvious truths to some, which create alternative facts. Psychologically speaking the difference between facts can be perception, how one sees the world based on their experiences. She breaks it down, with three ideas: The Jefferson idea, The inactive informed and the active misinformed. These three I find to accurately sum up the…

AN ETHICAL DILEMA: PRINCIPLES VERSUS CAREER CHOICE Throughout our lives we have to make decisions on what to do. Do we go with the flow, or do we stand alone based on what we say are our principles or ethics. What are those principles and how are they formulated? Is it how we were brought up, a personal belief, laws, religious beliefs, rules or principles, a duty of our career, or just to make a stand for an action we believe in? For one individual it was several, but was it justifiable…

Overview- Cold sore is also called as herpes labialis or fever blister is common viral infection. It is tiny, fluid-filled blister on the lip and around the mouth. This blister grouped together in patches. They cause pain, itching or burning sensation before they burst and crust over. This score appears on the lips, cheeks, inside the nostril and chin. The skin around the blister becomes reddish, sore and swollen. The blister may break, open, leak a clear fluid, and then scrub over after few…

Immunization is a tremendous help when a child has a disease or a virus, but also can hurt a child, and not help. Medications help any possible way that they can. Infant mortality rates between the nations appears to be linked to the numbers of vaccinations given to babies before the age of 12 months. Babies can receive eight or more vaccines simultaneously at a doctor’s visit, between 2 and 15 months of age. By the age of 18, the CDC recommends that children should have gotten 69 doses of 16…

This immunization debate stems from the story of Alijah Williams, aged seven, who was hospitalized with tetanus after his parents decided to not vaccinate him. Despite being a scientist himself, Alijah’s father opted to disregard scientific studies showcasing the importance of immunization (Kennedy, 2013). The Williams are one of many families around the world who are suffering from the consequences of making decisions that have put the lives of their kids in jeopardy. However, it is imperative…

Varicella, otherwise known for it’s very popular name “chicken pox”, is a very highly contagious disease that is serious in most cases. The chicken pox vaccine was licensed to be used in the United States in the year 1995 in which it has been widely used since then. “Chickenpox is caused by the varicella zoster virus in which some of the symptoms include rashes (that later become itchy), fluid filled blisters that spreads all over the body. “ (Vaccines.gov, 2015) Chickenpox is very contagious…

Yes, soccer players should wear helmets.To start off with, helmets help prevent concussions from adults and kids.Secondly, are helmets meant for soccer no but are they safe and helpful yes.Next,I believe that soccer players kids & adults should wear helmets if they wish to like helmets would be offered to adults & children and they could use the helmets if they wated to and if they didn’t want to use the helmet that’s okay to cause they are putting their own safety at risk. ¨Last year, however,…