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The Death Of The Unborn Child

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For many couples, one of the best moments of their lives is discovering that they are soon to become parents. The type of joy and excitement children bring to their parents, especially the brand new ones, are sometimes inexplicable. But what if some type of phenomenon were to occur and induce great danger to the unborn child? Imagine the type of pain the parents will feel. For one father-to-be from Arkansas, he never expected on what was about to come. According to a news article from CNN news, Chris Creekmore and Leslie were a couple from Arkansas who were soon to become parents. However, a very unfortunate event occurred; Leslie contracted the flu virus and had a miscarriage (Payne and Landau). Along with their unborn child, Leslie and …show more content…

If schools mandate seasonal flu vaccinations, many people would be protected from getting sick with the flu, missed school days due to the flu would be reduced, community flu outbreaks would be prevented, and mortality and hospitalization rates related to flu would be decreased.
Influenza or the flu is a highly contagious disease that affects millions of people world-wide. It has been a public health issue for many decades. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes flu as an illness of the respiratory tract that can manifest symptoms like cough, runny nose, and fever. Symptoms can range from being mild to being extremely severe, and can sometimes lead to fatality. Certain parts of the population, such as the elderly, children younger than five years of age, pregnant women, and individuals with a certain illness like asthma and diabetes, are at a higher risk for complications from the flu. These complications consist of exacerbation of chronic diseases, pneumonia, and ear and sinus infections. A person infected with the flu virus can easily contaminate others simply by talking, sneezing, or touching an object with the virus and then using the hand to touch one’s own orifices. Although there are other measures like good hand hygiene that can be done to prevent illness from the flu, the best method is still through vaccination. Some individuals may be hesitant to receive vaccines due of fear of needles. However, they do have another option of

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