Dealing with childhood pneumonia in developing countries: how can we make a difference? The past few years have seen renewed attention focused on the persistent burden of childhood mortality globally. Of the 10.6 million deaths of children under 5 every year‚ the vast majority occur in a mere 42 countries of the developing world. It is also apparent that despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology and significance of the major causes of child death‚ most of the known killers such as diarrhoeal
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Some of the pros include: Vaccines can save children’s lives‚ the ingredients in vaccines are safe in the amounts used‚ major medical organizations state that vaccines are safe‚ adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare‚ vaccines protect the “herd”‚ vaccines save children and their parents time and money‚ vaccines protect future generations‚ vaccines eradicated smallpox and have nearly eradicated other diseases such as polio‚ vaccine-preventable diseases have not disappeared
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the date the vaccine was given‚ serial number‚ and expiration date. Some vaccines such as rabies are required by law and can only be administered by a veterinarian. Owners are unable to determine the freshness and reliability of the vaccine and lastly‚ pets will be missing out on an annual exam‚ where questions can be answered about
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not only for North American but the entire world. The eradication of smallpox was eventually accomplished. The threat of infection from the smallpox virus was finally vanquished thanks to the collective formation of vaccines. This historical event represents the importance of vaccines and that eradication of the dangerous disease is possible. The Smallpox virus was an infectious disease that was spread through the air in close proximity. Due to its contagious nature‚ many people were infected and
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Over the centuries vaccines have been extremely important to help stop diseases. Parents should not have the right to prevent their child from getting vaccinated. Vaccinations save lives and if only if a child has a specific disease that will react with the vaccination should parents be able to prevent it. When a child gets a vaccination‚ then the child is basically prevented from getting the disease. In 1796 the English doctor Edward Jenner developed the world’s first vaccination. Although Jenner
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health advances in medical history…a vaccine. A vaccine is a treatment which makes the body stronger against a particular infection. The body fights infection using the immune system‚ which is made up of millions
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To Immunize or Not to Immunize? In 2003 there were two million deaths in children that were prevented because of immunization. This is a huge number; these lives were saved by vaccines. Children who are young and whose immune systems are not fully developed can die of illnesses that we as adults think are routine or not life threatening. What we do know is that if children are not immunized‚ illnesses like polio‚ measles‚ rubella‚ meningitis‚ and tetanus to name a few‚ will indeed return‚ with the
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emerging markets‚ vaccines and consumer healthcare. When Sir Andrew Witty took over as CEO in 2008‚ he implemented a significant restructuring program in which GSK reduced its sales force in Europe and the United States‚ and reallocated research spending from depression and pain to Alzheimer’s disease‚ multiple sclerosis‚ Parkinson’s disease and vaccines. Although GSK was slightly ahead of its contemporary competitors due to having gained FDA approval for 16 drugs and vaccines in the previous three
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experienced sickness at some point in their lives But luckily‚ there is a way to prevent contracting some of the deadliest diseases: Vaccines. Most people have received vaccinations against many different diseases in their lifetime‚ and have not thought much about their safety. Recently‚ however‚ a great deal of controversy arose over the safety and benefits of vaccines. As a result‚ some parents have made the decision to not immunize their children. I believe we should require children to receive vaccinations
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Vaccines to Fight Cancer A vaccine is a very common way of building up the immune system to fight infection. Using vaccines to fight breast cancer is relatively new‚ however‚ and still considered experimental. A vaccine for breast cancer may consist of an antigen cocktail of weakened or essentially dead elements of breast cancer cells that could stimulate an antibody response. The cancer vaccine might be prepared from your own deactivated cancer cells‚ or from extracts of breast cancer cells cultivated
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