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Vaccination Essay

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Article OneWorkplace benefits

Article 2The Benefits of Vaccinations

Diptheriaan upper

respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane (a pseudomembrane) on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity.

Tetanus (also called Lockjaw)

Caused by C. tetani, a bacteria

Causes muscle spasms and prolonged contractions

In recent years, approximately 11% of reported tetanus cases have been fatal. The highest mortality rates are in unvaccinated people and people over 60 years of age.

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Whooping cough — or pertussis — is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in. Before a vaccine was available, pertussis killed 5,000 to 10,000 people in the United States each year. Now, the pertussis vaccine has reduced the annual number of deaths to less than 30

PolioDifferent types of paralysis

may occur.

Only 1% of those infected have

any symptoms

Spreads through fecal matter

HepatitisA group of

viruses known as the hepatitis viruses cause most cases of liver damage worldwide

Influenza type B

Mild flu

Measleshighly contagious respiratory infection that's

caused by a virus. It causes a total-body skin rash and flu-like symptoms, including a fever, cough, and runny nose.

The measles rash typically has a red or reddish brown blotchy appearance, and first usually shows up on the forehead, then spreads downward over the face, neck, and body, then down to the arms and feet.

MumpsCauses swelling in the salivary glands

Mumps was common until the mumps vaccine was licensed in 1967. Before the vaccine, more than 200,000 cases occurred each year in the United States. Since then the number of cases has dropped to fewer than 1,000 a year, and epidemics have become fairly rare.

RubellaThis disease is often mild and attacks often pass

unnoticed.

The disease can last one to three days.

Children recover more quickly than adults

Symptoms are similar to the flu, with a rash on the face and body.

Article 3The Economic Benefits

Article 4Childhood vaccinations

Article 1Why You Should Avoid Taking Vaccines

Article 2Dangers of Vaccinations

sensitize, sensitise [ˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪz]vb

1. to make or become sensitive

2. (Medicine) (tr) to render (an individual) sensitive to a drug, allergen, etc.

Paragraph 1 – Describe issue and your opinion

At least one paragraph on each: Impact on

SocietyEnvironmentEconomyIndividual Person

Arguments against your opinion (counter arguments)

ConclusionRecap/summary of issueRevisit main argumentsFuture research