Pierre Roux was born in the province of Charente‚ France in 1853. Roux was a French physician and bacteriologist with various areas of study. His major studies included investigating cholera‚ chicken cholera‚ rabies‚ tuberculosis‚ and diphtheria. Roux was not alone in studying diphtheria. He met fellow bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin at the Pasteur institute of Paris. Yersin was born in Lavaux near Aubonne‚ Switzerland in 1863. Yersin studied much more that diphtheria in his time. He discovered Yersinia
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Vaccines‚ they have a huge impact on our lives today. Several generations have grown up with vaccines. Vaccines may seem like a very positive and helpful tool‚ but don’t always judge a book by its cover. However some people have negative effects that include skin burns‚ seizures deaths‚ mild fevers‚ over distributing and autism. Skin Burns A burn is a type of injury to the skin‚ or other tissues‚ caused by heat‚ cold‚ electricity‚ chemicals‚ friction‚ or radiation. Sounds painful? It is‚ and
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autism. I believe more research needs to be done before dismissing the theory. It is my opinion that the increase of autism diagnosis is due to the rise in awareness and the push for early intervention. The possible connection between the vaccinations and autism became public knowledge in the late 90’s. By 2009 there was a significant decrease in children being vaccinated. According to Heyworth “The Lancet published
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infected individual‚ as well as prevent the transmission of the pathogen to others. For communicable diseases‚ immunizations protect not only the individual who receives the immunization‚ but also others with whom he or she has contact. High levels of vaccination in a community increase the number of people who are less susceptible or resistant to illness and propagation of the infectious agent. Unvaccinated individuals or those who have not developed immunity to this pathogen are afforded an indirect measure
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did catch cowpox‚ but Jenner proceeded on with his theory‚ inoculated James with a small dose of smallpox‚ and waited to see if James was affected by smallpox. Miraculously‚ Jenner’s theory was proven correct and he created the first successful vaccination in history. From then on‚ this procedure became widely known and the death rate of smallpox decreased
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average. This research proposal is designed to focus on the municipality of Anchorage; with the goal of identifying the barrier’s that are preventing parents from immunizing their children. Literature Review: 1. CDC. (2011). National and State Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months - United States. Atlanta: MMWR. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6034a2.htm?s_cid=mm6034a2_e&source=govdelivery This is publicly available data devoted to demographic information
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Whooping Cough Mark Near (Article from the Fresno Bee‚ September 16th‚ 2010) Every year or season a slightly different flu strain awakens‚ infecting our human population. This fall it’s the whooping cough‚ also called pertussis. It is causing many deaths‚ especially in infants. Many health officials have grown concerned with this unexpected new threat‚ mainly because the babies are too young to be fully immunized by the illness. It’s essential to understand how this virus is effecting our
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Communicable Diseases – Avian Influenza Although it is extremely rare that viruses transfer from the animal population to humans‚ there is evidence that it can happen. The avian influenza virus mainly affects the bird population but has been found in the human population as well. With the increasing outbreaks of avian influenza in birds‚ it is possible that the rate of human involvement will also continue to grow. Because of the potential risk to humans‚ it is important for the public to understand
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There is no cure for polio but it can be prevented through multiple vaccinations this can protect a child for the rest of that person’s life. More than 15 million people are able to walk today‚ who would otherwise have been paralyzed. An estimated 1.5 million childhood deaths have been prevented‚ through the systematic administration
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What do vaccines protect against? Vaccinations have reduced the spread of many diseases; including‚ but not limited to hepatitis‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ influenza‚ polio‚ and eradicated smallpox. As narrated in the RX for Survival: Disease Warriors‚ a Global Health Challenge video (2005) produced by Beckham‚ vaccines are “the ammunition for the war” against diseases. One example given was the polio vaccine‚ which has decreased the numbers of cases from the thousands to now hundreds (Beckham‚ M. 2005).
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