Vaccine

Measles is one of the most lethal infections ,according to the source (who.int) in 1980, before there was a vaccine against the disease, measles was responsible for 2.6 million deaths a year. Now, measles can still be a fatal disease if not vaccinated, and even if contracted with the disease, there is no available cure. Measles is a highly contagious virus: it…

The human body is protected against infections by the immune system. The disease occurs when the normal function of tissue is impaired. Health organizations have for a long time tried to understand all causal agents of diseases as fight strategies against these agents including understanding surviving strategies, their cycle, and multiplicity once they infect a human being. This has facilitated discovery of therapeutic drugs for various diseases (Klepac et al., 2013). Vaccination against…

effective against many types of viruses as well as parasites and bacteria. In the move Outbreak the disease Motaba is cured using an antiviral that is slightly different from a vaccine. The antiviral attacks the virus instead of preventing the patient from contracting it. This process is what we call curing the disease, whereas vaccines use the body’s own immune system in order to inoculate against the disease. Compare and Contrast Motaba and Ebola The movie centres on the fictional…

Prevention is achieved through vaccination. The vaccine is made from a virus called vaccinia. a sharp, pronged piece of metal is dipped in the vaccine and then used to prick the skin of the recipient. If successful, the site of vaccination will develop small blisters that scab and heal. the site should be kept clean, dry and covered to prevent the…

the immunity could be passed from one person to another. I have to stress that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has no official policy on mandatory vaccinations, and I wish to quote Alison Brunier, communications officer for Immunisations, Vaccines and Biologicals at the WHO. “While it is preferable that high community demand and acceptance make…

sanitation and personal hygiene. Another way to prevent it is through polio vaccines. There are two different types of vaccines the IPV and the OPV. Parents should make sure children are vaccine with inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) at two months, four months, between 6 and 18 months and between 4 and 6 years of age. IPV is 90 percent effective after two shots and 99 more effective even after 3 shots. The Oral polio vaccine consists of a mixture of the three live attenuated poliovirus…

experiment is for the HIV/AIDS virus, but testing their vaccines is primarily done on animals. For example, monkeys are generally use to be tested on, because they are associated to be closely related to humans, but parts of their nervous system differ from us so their reaction to these vaccines will not be effective. Per the article “Failed Tests on Monkeys Frustrate Hopes for Aids Vaccine,” Lawrence K. Altman states, “All newborn monkeys given the vaccine are ill or dead. Of the nine newborn…

No Shots No School In 1998 a medical journal suggested a link between vaccines and autism, which started a radical movement between not vaccinating and vaccinating students (Healy). Ultimately, when a child is brought into this world a parent has a massive decision on whether to vaccinate or not. In some schools, students have been prohibited due to the possibility that they could expose those that are vaccinated. However, a group of parents has become fearful that their child can become ill due…

from contracting mumps. The introduction of vaccines has helped the number of infected children sharply drop. However, in the past decade certain childhood illnesses have become more prevalent in the United States, specifically cases of measles and pertussis. The increase in cases for these diseases can be partially attributed to parents refusing or delaying mandatory vaccinations because of their fear of complications or the chemicals within the vaccines. At birth an infant’s immune system is…

under-immunized children are protected by what is called “herd immunity” (Kane & Lasher, 2002). When most are immunized, contagious diseases do not have much opportunity to spread. But when immunization rates fall, the number of children who get sick from vaccine-preventable diseases rises.” A community does not know what the risk are, since they most likely believe that all children are vaccinated. Therefore when parents opt out of immunizations they are putting the community at risk of an…