Short Term Pain, Long Term Gain
The vaccine can debatably be the most vital idea ever discovered; it has protected more lives worldwide than any other medical procedure over the span of fifty years. A vaccine contains weakened or dead microbes of a disease, trace amounts of mercury and other components for the purpose of suspending, preserving and stabilizing the components. Once the vaccine is injected in the body, the immune system recognizes the microbes as a threat and creates antibodies for that disease. Since the microbes are either dead or weakened, it is extremely rare someone will contract the natural disease from the procedure. The idea of the vaccination was first proposed by British physician Dr. Edward Jenner in the late 19th
The concept of vaccines, basically exposure to a disease to trick the body into forming immunity, has been controversial from its beginnings. The history of vaccines began in 1796 with Edward Jenner, a doctor from England, who performed the first immunization (Alexandra, Markel, 2005). Edward Jenner showed that a certain level of immunity could be accomplished by dosing patients with cowpox, which is a close relative of smallpox (Alexandra, Markel, 2005). He then tried, without success, to infect that same
However, Jenner’s invention became a common practice only a few years after he released it to the public, and according to The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia, “By 1890 smallpox had virtually been eradicated from Britain.” (“Jenner, Edward (1749-1823)”) From the information about the first vaccination, we can see that vaccinations have been proven to eliminate deadly diseases, whether they receive opposition or not. Without immunizations, we would be overcome with diseases, such as smallpox, polio, and measles.
The history of vaccinations begin with Edward Jenner, the country doctor from Gloucestershire who found, growing on cows, a nearly harmless virus the protected people from smallpox. Jenner’s vaccine was safer, more reliable, and more durable than variolation, and it is still the only vaccine to have eliminated its reason for being-in 1980, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease extinct. For nearly a century and a half, smallpox was the only vaccine routinely administered, and it saved millions of lives . But the controversy that marked the return of the vaccine, amid bioterrorism hysteria in 2002, was only the latest twist in the remarkable, mysterious life of vaccines.
Adequate pain assessment is essential for measuring the efficacy of treatment in clinical practice, provide patient with target pain treatment, and avoid the high number of non-responders.15 Clinically, valuable pain assessment would associate certain signs and symptoms that comprise the pain phenotype with underlying mechanisms.15 Methods such as quantitative sensory testing, functional imaging, skin biopsies and genetic screening are assessment tools provide valuable information regarding the neurobiology of pain.15 However, these tools are expensive, require technical expertise and not suitable for routine assessment of a patient’s pain.15 Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish biopsychosocial pain profiling of multiethnic
In 1796, Edward Jenner created the first vaccine, but his discovery was an accident. Even though his discovery was an accident, Jenner’s discovery had revolutionized the medical world, and since his discovery, many more vaccines have been created. These vaccines can be very beneficial, so people should get vaccinated because it prevents diseases, stops outbreaks, prevents isolation among people, and exceeds the risks associated with vaccines.
Mandatory vaccination continues to be a contentious subject in the United States, even though extensive evidence proves inoculation prevents certain diseases. According to A. Plotkin & L. Plotkin (2011), the evolution of the first vaccine commenced in the 1700’s when a physician named Edwards Jenner discovered that cowpox protected individuals from one of the deadliest diseases termed smallpox. The precise virus Jenner used is unclear; however, it was espoused in the extermination of smallpox worldwide. The researchers further explained, the unearthing of the subsequent vaccine known as chicken cholera occurred approximately 80 years later by Louise Pasteur. Ever since, copious vaccines such as rabies, yellow fever, varicella, pneumococcal, mumps and recently HPV have been introduced.
According to the World Health Organization, a vaccine boosts the body’s immunity to a particular disease through the administration of an agent that resembles the disease-causing microbe, which is often composed of the diluted or dead microbe, its toxins or proteins. The agent rouses the immune system identifying it as foreign, destroys it, and then remembers it so that the immune system can easily recognize and destroy these same microbes in the event it encounters it again. It is often said that the first successful vaccine was developed, introduced and administered in 1796 by Edward Jenner to prevent the spread of smallpox. However, evidence points out that the inoculation of smallpox existed in China in 1000 C.E. and was later practiced
The discovery all began in 1796 when Edward Jenner decided to test a local theory that if a person contracted cowpox they were immune to smallpox. Cowpox is a very similar disease, but is generally found in animals. It can however be contracted by farmers and others close to the sick animal. “Jenner extracted pus from a cowpox scab and inserted it into an incision on the arm of an eight-year-old boy. Although the child contracted a mild virus, he recovered quickly, developing antibodies that built up his immunity to both cowpox and smallpox” (The Feverish Roots). From that he shared his findings and vaccinations were born and are still used today. With the use of vaccinations there comes great benefits. “In a 2005 study on the economic impact of routine childhood immunization in the United States, researchers estimated that for every dollar spent, the vaccination program saved more than $5 in direct costs and approximately $11 in additional costs to society” (Vaccines). Instead of putting people through lots of trouble and hard times when they get ill. It is easier and better for society to be protected by having everyone vaccinated in the first place. “Vaccines protect not only yourself but also others around you” (Vaccines). Because of vaccinations the following illnesses have been completely eliminated if not all then at a large
Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccines Edward Jenner (1749-1823) trained in London, under John Hunter, and was an army surgeon for a period of time. After that, he spent his whole career as a country doctor in his home county, Gloucestershire (West of England). His research was based on careful case studies and clinical observation more than a hundred years before scientists could explain what viruses and diseases actually were. His innovative new method was successful to such an extent that by 1840 the British government had banned alternative preventive treatments against smallpox. [IMAGE]
The epidemic of smallpox is one of the most groundbreaking moments in medical history, It created the usage of vaccination to be extremely normal. Smallpox had managed to kill millions of people, which was a large part of the population at the time. Edward Jenner came up with a vaccine that could treat the illness and doctors were easily able to diagnose individuals. The process took a merely It only took around fourteen years to see that smallpox was no longer something people needed to fear. A vaccine is defined as any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing a harmless form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody
In 1796, Edward Jenner showed the world that the vaccine against cowpox also gave protection against the smallpox disease. Ever since Jenner 's discovery, the main principles of vaccines has gained more acceptance through the years of practice. In 1816, 20 years after Edward Jenner 's discovery, Sweden would create a compulsory vaccine for smallpox, which will eradicate the disease in many countries (Ortqvist et al). By noticing the long-lasting effects of vaccinations in people, one can understand the importance of a well-informed society.
A British physician named Edward Jenner changed the world of health and medicine forever with the creation of vaccines. In 1796 Edward Jenner used matter from cowpox pustules to protect patients against the smallpox disease (Introduction to vaccine safety, n.d.) . This method proved to be successful and since then many vaccines have been created based on this method to help further protect millions of people against various diseases. Unfortunately though there are many people in today's society who believe that vaccines really do far more damage than good. Many of the people who disagree with the use of vaccines will not only refuse to be treated with vaccines, they will also try to convince others that the use of vaccines should be
Human beings have benefited from vaccines for more than two centuries, but the journey leading up to the discovery of vaccines was neither easy nor short. The story starts with Edward Jenner, a country doctor living in Berkeley, England (Stern and Howard, Paragraph. 6). Mentioned before, Jenner was a country doctor, which means that he helped treat and care for animals found amongst the countryside, like chickens, horses, and even cows. Because Jenner knew how to treat animals that were so much like humans in terms of anatomy and illness, he was able to apply some of his knowledge to create something that would be used for years to come. First, Jenner took pus from a cowpox lesion on a milkmaid’s hand and injected it into eight-year-old James
Pain is a natural occurring phenomenon within the body. Pain acts as an alert system for the body. It notifies a person to an issue that is happening within the body such as a sprained ankle, or a broken finger. Some people experience chronic pain. Chronic pain does not only effect a person physically. It can also have effects that are mentally and emotionally overwhelming for the person suffering with chronic pain. Pain is not as simple as a physical sensation you feel. However, there are multiple layers to pain and how it affects a person’s body. Pain affects your senses, your emotions and could affect your mental state of mind.
Ever since 1786 when Edward Jenner created the first vaccine, millions of diseases have been prevented. Diseases that used to be common in