expensive‚ and the sicker they get‚ the worse the expenses will be. Vaccines are the best investment in children’s healthcare‚ which makes plenty of sense. Vaccines cost less in time and money to attain than infectious diseases cost in time off to work to care for a sick child‚ possible long-term disability care‚ and major medical expenses ("Vaccines ProCon.org"). Vaccines are very affordable with the help of health care. Paying for a vaccine that will prevent multiple diseases is much more affordable than
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Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children? One in six children in the US have a learning disability‚ could this be caused by vaccines required for children? (Larry D. Cook) In 1962 John F. Kennedy allowed the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to support mass immunization. The first live bacterial vaccine was created by Louis Pasteur in 1879. (Immunize.org) Having a fear of a needle is normal‚ but the high pitched crying isn’t normal this causes brain damage. Ted Koren stated developmental
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The History Of Vaccines And Immunization: Familiar Patterns‚ New Challenges Alexandra Minna Stern and Howard Markel Abstract Human beings have benefited from vaccines for more than two centuries. Yet the pathway to effective vaccines has been neither neat nor direct. This paper explores the history of vaccines and immunization‚ beginning with Edward Jenner’s creation of the world’s first vaccine for smallpox in the 1790s. We then demonstrate that many of the issues salient in Jenner’s era—such
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epidemical heights. The two scourges are bubonic plague‚ which influenced Europe during the 1300’s‚ and smallpox‚ which impacted Mesoamerica and the Native Americans from the 1500’s to the 1900’s. To understand how these sicknesses were so altering to their related societies‚ one must understand the disease. First‚ one must know the background of the disease. The earliest known outbreak of smallpox originated in Asia‚ more specifically in India (Carr para. 2). Bubonic plague is also presumed to have
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deadly virus that spreads to people via bite from an infected animal. The first vaccine for rabies was invented in 1885 by Louis Pasteur and was first used on Joseph Meister‚ a nine year old boy‚ on July 6th of 1885. -The vaccination for Rabies was made in 1885. -It was discovered and made by a french biologist‚ Louis Pasteur in Marnes-la-Coquette‚ France. -This vaccine came about after biologists created the smallpox vaccine through artificially generating a weaker version of the disease. This inspired
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Government Department of Health‚ 2013). It was Edward Jenner who developed the first vaccine in 1976 against small pox. Centuries later the next vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur. This was the anti-rabies vaccine (Lombard‚ Pastoret‚ & Moulin‚ 2007). It was these two men who gave hope to other scientist for the development and prevention of other infectious diseases for years to come. There are many different types of vaccines available in Australia today. Currently‚ the ‘Immunise Australian Program’ offers
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especially the MMR vaccine. Many parents concur with Ms. McCarthy‚ linking the vaccinations to the time their child started developing symptoms of autism. Early on‚ questions were raised about the mercury in the vaccinations. Since then‚ the mercury has been taken out of the vaccines but autism still continues to rise. In her interview with Time magazine‚ Ms. McCarthy stated "We don’t believe it’s only the mercury. Aluminum and other toxins also play a role. The viruses in the vaccines could be causing
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including parents‚ do not approve of the general problems associated with vaccines such as the ingredients in them‚ side effects‚ and the general well being of the people who use them. They believe that vaccines can cause serious allergic reactions as well as other diseases. Some may argue with this fact. Vaccination is one of the most debated topics in today’s society along with abortion and the death penalty. Vaccines help people in many ways when it comes to their health‚ time‚ and money. Some
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Biological Warfare: Could Smallpox Become the Next Biological Weapon? Desmond J. Falls American Military University Abstract This Paper is a study on biological weapons. It will touch on how and why they are manufactured. There is an emphasis on smallpox and whether it could be used as a weapon of mass destruction by terrorist in the near future. A brief history on smallpox and how it was previously used as a biological weapon will be detailed‚ along with facts from the World Health Organization
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A seven week old baby‚ Colin Durkin‚ died of exposure to pertussis or “whooping cough.” Young infants‚ including Colin‚ are not able to get vaccines that can protect them from harmful diseases until the age of 2 months. A young 2 year-old girl‚ Lois‚ died of Diphtheria after not being vaccinated (Hardman). Two year old Gianna‚ from Sioux Falls‚ died from the flu virus. “We’d like to tell other families to take the flu seriously.” “It may look like the common cold at first‚ but flu viruses can
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