Vaccination schedule

The influenza virus has become so deadly, due to its ability to mutate seasonally, through a process called reassortment. This involves the recombination of large genetic segments from several viral strains, which causes small genetic changes to be passed on to create a new type of daughter virus (4). Influenza viruses can do this by antigenic drift, which is when” dominant strains from the previous year have changed its surface structure enough to make the effectiveness of the flu vaccine…

Mononucleosis is a type of infectious disease that is also known by a more popular name, the “kissing disease”. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus, also known as EBV. EBV is present in over 95% of adult, and it is found all over the world. Generally, the virus is not severe or very harmful. Mono also is not very contagious compared to other diseases. The disease can easily be treated and infects an organism for about three to six weeks. There are many different ways that mono can…

Autism is usually developed in early brain development in the mother’s womb. But the signs aren’t showed between the ages 2 and 3. “Studies also show that autism is four to five times more common among boys than girls” (Autism Speaks). There is no one cause of autism, just like there isn’t one type of autism. Scientists have found number mutations, and rare gene changes, associated with autism. But the biggest influences of autism are based off of risk genes and environmental factors in early…

Has your child ever experienced diarrhea, rapid breathing, vomiting or sleepiness? Theses symptoms show that your child may have or already has Reye’s Syndrome. Go to the hospital as soon as possible because the disease could get worse by the hour. If treated early your child can be as good as new in a few weeks. Better be safe than sorry. Reye’s Syndrome was named after Australian pathologist R. Douglass Reye who first discovered the disease in 1963. After his discovery the number of…

The Variola Virus The Variola virus, which exists in two strains, Variola Minor and Variola Major, has been the cause of one of humanity’s most devastating diseases -- smallpox. This disease is around 200-400 nanometers small and is oval or brick-shaped. The Variola virus, and including all other viruses, are not considered alive. They reproduce by coming in contact with a host cell (for the Variola strains, human animal cells) and injecting their DNA into the host to take its functions over.…

sores to be given to non infected people to help the body naturally fight it. Now a days, if you choose to receive the vaccine you would not be infected with the actual virus but only something much weaker that will help you fight it off. Smallpox vaccinations can protect you from…

Brittani Jones Daubert v. Frye Standard American InterContinental University In the court of law, scientific evidence and expert witnesses are allowed to be admissible into a court of law as evidence and testimony. The Frye Standard and the Daubert Rule have brought new standards in which scientific evidence and expert witness testimony is allowed in court as evidence. When it comes to an expert witness, he or she has to be certified by the trial judge, as well as have the knowledge,…

Influenza is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. It’s a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year and affects up to three million people every year, between October and May. The flu is an upper respiratory illness that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It’s often confused with the common cold. According to WebMD there are three types of flu viruses: A, B, and C. Type A and B cause the annual influenza epidemics that have up to 20% of the population…

The Use of Modern-Day Anesthetics Stems from the Use of Anesthetics During the Civil War Modern-day anesthetics can trace its roots from the use of Sulfuric Ether and Chloroform during the Civil War. While these anesthetics were discovered prior to the civil war, the use of these drugs helped create developments in these drugs and popularity that these drugs drew helped these anesthetics become what they are today. The first two anesthetics ever used were called sulfuric ether and chloroform.…

it is an abnormal reaction of the body to a allergens . A medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching, or breathing something that is harmless to most people. Also, it is occurs when a person's immune system reacts to substances in the environment that are harmful for most people. Allergy symptoms, fever. may cause Sneezing and Itching of the eyes, nose or ceiling of the mouth ,liquid , stuffy nose ,Watery, red or bulging eyes (conjunctivitis). Rash. For example,…