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Brain Damage Side Effects
914 wordsI am doing a report on the disease Diphtheria. The definition of the disease is a bacterial disease that affects the throat and can cause serious or fatal complications. It is a serious disease caused by the bacterium. There is a lot of history on this disease. In the late 1800 s diphtheria came across western Europe and the United States, it killed thousands of children. The diphtheria characterized by infection is more contagious than the disease characterized by respiratory infection. Diphthe...
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Polio Vaccine Nervous System
381 wordsJonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine. As a student, Salk became interested in vaccines. At the time it had been believed that bacterial vaccines could be made from a preparation of dead bacteria, which would immunize without inducing an infection. But scientists believed that a live vaccine had to be used in order to immunize against a virus. Salk was unsure of this and, after his internship he joined Dr. Thomas Francis's influenza vaccine project at the University of Michigan. As a resu...
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Guinea Pigs Animal Research
761 wordscures await discovery. Although the list is pretty much endless, here are some examples, by decade, including the main species used that were crucial to the discovery: Pre- 1900: Treatment for rabies (dogs, rabbits), smallpox (cows), anthrax (sheep). 1900 s: Cardiac catheterization techniques (dogs, rabbits), treatment for rickets (dogs). 1920 s: Discovery of insulin (dogs). 1930 s: Development of modern anesthesia (dogs), prevention of tetanus (horses), development of anticoagulants (cats). 194...
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Health Care Provider Spinal Cord
1,556 wordsRabies, a virus of the nervous system and salivary glands is a fast moving killer; its not something to mess around with. Rabies comes from the Latin word to rage. Rabies is easily associated with rage. When people think of rabies, they usually think of a mad raccoon or dog, foaming at the mouth and running around crazy; dying soon after. The thought of going crazy is a pretty reasonable guess for how rabies torments its victims. The virus enters through a bite or transfer of infected saliva and...
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Immune Response Reverse Transcriptase
1,355 wordsIn 1985, over 10, 000 cases of AIDS were reported worldwide (White and Fenner 1986). Just over a decade later, in 1998, the Global AIDS Policy Coalition estimated that 30. 6 million people were infected with HIV worldwide. It has also been projected that by the year 2000, between 40 and 70 million adults will be infected with HIV (New Generation Vaccines 1997). Over 90 % of all HIV- 1 infected individuals live in developing nations: 50 % in Southeast Asia and 40 % in sub-Saharan Africa. However,...
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Moral And Ethical Year Of Life
1,331 wordsSince the first vaccine in 1796 for smallpox, made by Edward Jenner, modern science has managed to create vaccines to give us immunity to many deadly diseases. Vaccines have reduced many diseases and have even eradicated others. However, currently there is evidence that not all vaccines are beneficial and that some may actually be harmful. In this essay, I will discuss about what a vaccine is and how they work. I will also discuss the pros and cons of vaccinations, and show some of the advantage...
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Adverse Reactions Chicken Pox
1,032 wordsIn 1996 a mother took her six-month-old son, Jonah, to the doctor to get his DPT vaccination. Two days later, Jonah came down with an ear infection. Bobbie took him into the doctor and the child was given a prescription of amoxicillin. The ear infection soon healed and all went well for about two months when the infection returned. Bobbie again took Jonah to the physician where he, this time, gave the boy a stronger form of amoxicillin. Again the infection soon diminished. About four months late...
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Salk Vaccine Polio Vaccine
1,616 wordsPolio, more properly known as poliomyelitis, was one of the most feared and studied diseases in the first half of the Twentieth Century (Sass, 1). This disease has paralyzed thousands in American history (Health Education Facts Sheet, 1). Polio struck its victims, mostly children under the age of three, as it appeared unpredictably bringing on a panic in the 1940 s and 50 s. Then, a break through occurred when Jonas Salk's research established an effective vaccine to the poliovirus. Today, the f...
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Loss Of Appetite Biological Warfare
1,326 wordsAnthrax (Bacillus anthracis) is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium. The most common victims of anthrax are warm-blooded animals, but it can also infect humans. Anthrax spores can be produced in a powdery form for biological warfare. When inhaled by humans, these particles cause respiratory failure and death within a week. Because anthrax is considered to be a potential agent for use in biological warfare, the Department of Defense (DOD), in 1998, announced it would...
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Flu Sht Every Year Sht Every Year People
784 wordsIT IS BETTER TO TAKE FLU SHOTS Outline: Introduction Influenza the definition The risk categories The Main Part The flu vaccine where to get it The flu vaccine when to get it The flue vaccine - possible side effects Conclusion Each winter, million f people suffer frm seasonal flu. Flute short name fr influenza is caused by viruses. Influenza is a respiratory infection that sickens million f people each year and can cause series complications, especially in children and lder adults. Fortunately, ...
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University Of Michigan Guinea Pigs
1,455 wordsEbola Virus You think you have a case of the flu coming on. Nothing a few good nights' rest won't cure, you think. The next morning, your head throbs. Your skin aches. You feel feverish, and your chest hurts. You can't get out of bed. In the new few days, your fever skyrockets. You are disoriented and delirious. You throw up and notice the vomit is laced with blood. Next, you feel a liquid trickle out of your ears. With horror, you realize that it's more blood. Soon blood is seeping from your no...
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Bird Flu Vs West Nile Virus
1,808 wordsBird flu vs. West Nile Virus Nowadays people all over the word, especially in America and Asia are suffering from dangerous diseases that are communicated from animals to people. Two of them are bird flu are West Nile virus. In this paper these diseases will be described and compared. The disease known as "bird flu" is the infectious disease of birds caused by one of the A type flu virus strains, which is similar to a virus of the usual human flu. Scientists assume that the key role in infection...
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University Of Michigan Jonas Salk
2,446 wordsJonas Salk From the beginning of mankind, man has looked for cures of illness. Jonas Salk found a cure for one of the worst illnesses in the history of man, polio. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was a great discovery of his time, and it is still being used today to eradicate polio worldwide. Dr. Salk is also known for other medical discoveries. He was a quiet man who lived a rough childhood. He was not looking for fame, instead, it found him. During the time before the vaccine, many people, mostly p...
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Play A Role Life Cycle
2,271 wordsIn order to assess the current status of malaria vaccinology one must first take an overview of the whole of the whole disease. One must understand the disease and its enormity on a global basis. Malaria is a protozoan disease of which over 150 million cases are reported per annum. In tropical Africa alone more than 1 million children under the age of fourteen die each year from Malaria. From these figures it is easy to see that eradication of this disease is of the utmost importance. The diseas...
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Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine
731 wordsDr. Jonas Edward Salk was born on October 28, 1914 in New York City. He laid the structure for our understanding of advanced study of disease and medicine. Jonas Salk was the oldest son in his family. His parents, even though they didnt have any primary education, were determined to make their children succeed in the society. They encouraged their children to study hard and helped them when they fell. Jonas Salk was the first member of his family to go to college. He earned money from working af...
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Child Disease Cases Number Of Child Disease Cases Vaccination
829 wordsChildren are Famine Vaccine Essay Children are one of God s best gifts to people, as watching their children grow is one of the best pleasures people enjoy during their life course. For this reason, parents must take good care of their children during their early years, as they are vulnerable to many diseases due to their weak immunity. There are many diseases, infecting children, that may lead to death such as the polio disease. Scientists found a solution to this problem, by injecting a tiny s...
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Jonas Salk Salk Vaccine
626 wordsIn America in the 1950 s, summertime was a time of fear and anxiety for many parents; this was the season when children by the thousands became infected with the crippling disease poliomyelitis, or polio. This burden of fear was lifted forever when it was announced that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed a vaccine against the disease. Salk became world-famous overnight, but his discovery was the result of many years of painstaking research. Jonas Salk was born in New York City. His parents were Russia...
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Hong Kong Virus Infection
2,247 wordsClinical Features of Influenza Influenza, commonly called the flu, is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract. Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza infection often causes a more severe illness. Typical clinical features of influenza include fever (usually 100 oF to 103 oF in adults and often even higher in children) and respiratory symptoms, such as cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, as well as headache, muscle aches, and of...
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Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine
1,409 wordsThe discovery of the polio vaccine was an important medical and scientific breakthrough because it saved many lives since the 1950 s. In the summer of 1916 the great polio epidemic struck the United states. By the 1950 s hundreds of thousands of people had been struck by the poliomyelitis. The highest number of cases occurred in 1953 with over 50, 000 people infected with the virus. When hygienic conditions were poor polio attacked infants. The disease was spread by contaminated water and contac...
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Cause Of Death Outweigh The Risks
1,294 wordsChristina R. Quinlan DPT- Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? Vaccines have been miracle potions for most Americans, sparing children and adults alike from deadly diseases. Today, however, certain vaccines are worrying some pediatricians, parents, scientists, and federal researchers as an increasingly troublesome treat instead of preventative medicine. Society has been taught to believe in the wisdom of vaccinations. But how much do parents, or even scientists and doctors really know about the c...
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