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Braden Kelly AP Biology Mr. Boyd September 13, 2015 Thalidomide In 1954, the drug Thalidomide was synthesized in West Germany. The scientist credited with the creation was Chemie Grünenthal. Three years after it was made, Thalidomide was available to be sold to patients between 1957 and early 1960. In the beginning, Thalidomide was a sedative drug that was supposed to be taken by pregnant women to help calm symptoms that come from morning sickness. It was praised by many as a great, new drug.…

For many generations factors existed in populations that affected evolution. A certain factor that wiped out numbers of populations, causing them to evolve are now known as epidemic diseases. An epidemic disease is described as the spread of newly infectious disease within a population in a short period of time (Elsuier, 2007). Microparacites are the main origin of epidemic disease. The fast reproduction allows them to quickly evolve into pathogens. Pathogens can exclusively affect animals or…

According to the website dictionary, attenuated virus is a strain of a virus whose pathogenicity has been reduced so that it will initiate the immune response without producing truth specific disease. The flu vaccine is very important. It keeps you from getting the flu. The flu vaccine helps people with chronic conditions. According to the CDC, the flu vaccine has been shown to be associated with reduction of hospitalization among people with diabetes and chronic lung diseases. Lastly, the flu…

Born In December on the 27 of 1822 / Died On September on the 28th of 1895. His Childhood - He Was A Very Creative Young Man And Love To Paint And Do Art. He Also Was Very Average School Student Not Very Impressive,but he was very hard working. He loved to fish and draw aka he loved various skills and arts,his father didn’t wanted him to become a Artist. Diseases in 1822-1895 Were Very Prevalent And Cause Lots Of Deaths A Few Of The Biggest Killers Were…

In this report I will be talking about the Spanish influenza. The first paragraph is how it entered the United States. The second paragraph is about how many people in total died from this disease. The third paragraph is about if this flu can come back. The pandemic began in the US in March 1918, at a crowded army camp in Fort Riley, Kansas. Then, the transport of hundreds of thousands of infected troops in close physical contact between camps caused influenza to spread quickly even before…

How does medical testing help us? Why is it important to us about this topic? Medical testing helps us find a cure of drugs that may use to explain to us about what causes the problem. As much as scientist do their best to not put any mistake during their session, they try to stabilize the equipment with caution because it can cause a lot of damage to their laboratory. With the test of medicine, we are able to receive information on the effect of treatment and vaccine of its drug. It becomes an…

I found the article about the microbiologist Matthias J. Schnell particularly interesting because it brings up an important ethical questions. “Is it ok to speed up the necessary steps to for vaccine approval when there is a high demand or funding becomes available?” “What happens when thorough testing is not done and possible side effects are not examined?” I can see how in desperate times speeding up procedures to have a vaccine on the market may be necessary, however I can also recognize the…

What comes to mind when you hear the word “vaccine”? Is it autism, mercury poisoning, or is it life-saving disease prevention? Well, vaccines elicit many different responses from different people. There are some who believe that vaccines cause autism and are overall harmful while others think that they are safe and do not cause autism. Attorney and writer Michael Snyder wrote a piece in 2014 voicing his opinion on the correlation between autism and vaccines. In his article Snyder calls attention…

Vaccinations save people’s lives and protect the people we care about. They are safe, effective, and not costly to receive. Vaccinations are also proven to protect future generations. Vaccinations are important to people’s health to prevent diseases and keep people’s children safe and healthy. Vaccinations can save people’s lives and protect the people we care about. Vaccinations protect people from diseases that have killed thousands and eliminates diseases by receiving the vaccine. An…

Vaccinations can be a pro and a con thing, Vaccinations can save lives but at the same time it can create tumors and you can have side effects to some vaccinations. They both have their sides to it it just depends what kind of person you are. Vaccinations are used to prevent a disease or a sickness. What they do is they inject a little bit of the virus into yous so that your body can know how to fight it off. Now some of these vaccinations can be a good and or a bad thing to use on your kids or…