been ill press about how vaccines are more dangerous than they are helpful Prominent people, such as Robert Kennedy Jr., claim that certain vaccines are behind the rise in autism, a developmental disorder characterized by poor socialization, poor communication and restrictive and repetitive behavior. This is not true. There is no correlation between vaccinations and autism, be it vaccinations with the preservative Thimerosal or the Measles Mumps and Rubella vaccine. With the biggest concern
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Why do people need vaccination? * You may no longer be protected. * Getting vaccines helps protect your kids -- especially babies too young for vaccines. * You may need them when you travel. * Everyone needs to be immunised. * Your kids have an example set. * You didn’t get fully vaccinated as a child. * Newer vaccines have been developed. * You work in the health care profession. * You’re sexually active with a number of partners. * You have asthma, heart
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safe and effective vaccines. One example of the great impact that vaccines can have is the elimination of polio in the United States. Polio was once America’s most-feared disease, causing death and paralysis across the country, but today, thanks to vaccination, there are no reports of polio in the United States. Vaccination is very safe and effective. Vaccines are only given to children after a long and careful review by scientists, doctors, and healthcare professionals. Vaccines will involve some
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Protecting and Enhancing your Immune System * Keeping up with good personal hygiene * Wash hands frequently, especially before eating and after using the bathroom * Keep a clean and sanitary environment * Getting adequate amount of sleep * Eat a well-balanced, nutritious diet * Drink plenty of water * Eat the recommended daily amount of fruits, veggies, grains and lean protein * Avoid junk food: processed foods, fast food and things with high fat, sodium and sugar
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Calling the Shots? Vaccines can prevent outbreaks of disease and save lives. By immunizing a critical portion of a community, most of us are protected from the disease because there is little chance for an outbreak. By reducing the number of people who are not immune, we can contain the spread of contagious disease. This is known as “community immunity” or “herd immunity” ("Vaccines.gov", n.d.). Diseases such as measles and pertussis were once highly feared and vaccines for these diseases have
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Typhoid Fever is a very interesting bacteria and disease to study. It remains a public health problem in neighboring countries. The infection can be prevented easily by good sanitation, having a good water supply, and the effective use of Typhoid vaccines. I hope this paper helps you to learn about everything Typhoid can do to you, how to prevent it, and the history on this interesting bacteria. Also remember to get a vaccination, if you still get Typhoid then remember to stay away from people and
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Case 1.1 Diseases of the Skin and Eyes You are out to coffee with your friend Diane, when she confides that she and her husband Ted are thinking of starting a family. She goes on to say that she has just come back from a checkup with her OB/GYN. “The doctor said I am healthy and everything,” she says, “but she wants to see my immunization records, to make sure I have been vaccinated for rubella before I get pregnant.” You nod. Diane wants to know why this vaccination would be important
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* Calmette was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. * He discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), an attenuated form of Mycobacterium used in the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis. * He also developed the first antivenom for snake venom, the Calmette's serum. * In 1890, Calmette met Louis Pasteur who was his professor in a course on bacteriology. He became an associate and was charged by Pasteur to found and
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Exploratory Essay To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate Vaccines were brought to the United States by Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse in 1800. (The College of Physicians of Philadelphia) Dr. Waterhouse pushed for public vaccinations to eradicate the small pox epidemic through community immunity. “Community immunity” or “herd immunity” is where a significant percentage of the population is immune to a disease, either through vaccination or prior illness, so the spread of the disease is unlikely. ( National
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CDC.gov researched is about Vaccines and Immunizations. The search engine used to locate this information was Google Scholar. Its URL is http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/?s_cid=cdc_homepage_topmenu_002. Website Criteria Five criteria’s must be present when performing an analysis of a reliable website. The CDC’s website clearly addresses each of them. There are several qualified authors responsible for the material on this website who are experts in the area of vaccines. The CDC.gov website indicates
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