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    History Of Vaccines

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    development of vaccines. Scientists recognised by surviving an infection with a less virulent form of the disease

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    Cancer Vaccines

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    Can cancer really be prevented with a simple vaccine similar to a flu vaccine? Author Sandra Gordon composed an article entitled, “How Cancer Vaccines Work” explains how a recent study proves a vaccine can be made to help in the prevention of cervical, liver, and other cancer types. To follow is research done by professionals to describe how cancer vaccines work. Many American’s receive flu vaccines annually and now studies have proven, cancer vaccines are possible too. A question that comes up to

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    The DTAP Vaccine

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    Today, vaccines are very common when needing to treat a disease. A vaccine is a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or more several diseases. A vaccine is acted as an antigen without inducing the disease. The most known vaccines are the DTaP vaccine, polio vaccine, MMR vaccine, and the influenza vaccine. The DTP vaccine, or newly known as the DTaP vaccine, is the grouping of three specific diseases, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. Each of

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    Vaccines Letter

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    a letter about vaccines. There’s so many different type of vaccines, and it’s very important to make sure you get your yearly shots. Vaccines can save your life with the medicine inside of them. A vaccine is a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that reintroduced into the body to stimulate an immune response. Vaccines are administered by medical professionals, usually as an injection but sometimes as a nasal spray or oral medicine. There are many different types of vaccines which are the following

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    Vaccines have been used to prevent diseases for centuries, and have saved countless lives of children and adults. Vaccines protect children by preparing the body to fight off potentially fatal diseases. Immunizing children helps protect not only the individual, but also the health of the surrounding community, including those who may not have access to receiving vaccinations. Will a decrease in vaccinations in the US affect society’s health? Throughout history, vaccinations have become better to

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    Espejo Vaccines

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    In the article, "Vaccines Prevent Infectious Diseases" by Roman Espejo from Opposing Viewpoints in Context, some background is given about vaccines. First, the article talks about some history of some diseases. "Similarly, diseases like whooping cough (pertussis), measles, mumps, and German measles (rubella) may be unfamiliar to you. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, these illnesses struck hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year, mostly children, and tens of thousands of

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    Influenza Vaccines Summary This paper explores published works related to patients who received the flu vaccine who were sixty-five years and older. The evaluated articles examine the effectiveness the flu vaccine had on the patient population of sixty-five years and older in relation to avoiding the flu and pneumonia diseases and hospitalizations, in this group of patients. It has been conceded for years that senior adults age sixty-five and older are at greater risk from an influenza illness and

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    Benefits Of Vaccines

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    established: one fearing for their lives, and the other trying to convince that vaccine medications are safe. Those who cannot be vaccinated rely on those who can be vaccinated, but if people decide to not vaccinate themselves, more and more will continue to suffer and this will cause more outbreaks. Since many people around the world are falling ill due to deadly diseases that their body cannot fight on their own, vaccines should therefore be used to fight against diseases with its many benefits and

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    Improve Vaccines

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    structural biology to improve vaccines. Introduction to vaccines Where does vaccine derive from? The word vaccine derives from Variolae Vaccinae, Variolae is the name for small pox and Vaccinae is from the latin adjective vaccinus meaning of or from cows, from the latin noun vacca meaning cow, therefore meaning smallpox of the cow. Who created vaccines? Vaccines were introduced by Edward Jenner who created the first successful vaccine against smallpox. He discovered vaccine by his observation that milkmaids

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    The Ethics Of Vaccines

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    life-threatening diseases. One of these medical advancements involves vaccines, a controversial topic that has always been present among parents and doctors throughout the world. In order for the public to truly understand the benefits that can come from this modern medical development, they must consider the ways that vaccines can save the lives of children and their families despite the ethical questions that may arise. Vaccines have been tested profusely by major healthcare companies such as the

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