Vaccination
We have many premium term papers and essays on Vaccination. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
Vaccination
Vaccine
Most vaccine-preventable diseases are caused by germs that are called "viruses" or "bacteria." Vaccines to help prevent these diseases generally contain weakened or killed viruses or bacteria specific to the disease. Vaccines help your body recognize and fight these germs and protect you each time you come in contact with someone who is sick with any of these diseases.
There are a series of steps that your body goes through in fighting these diseases:
First A vaccine is given by a shot (influenza vaccine may be given by a nasal spray).
Next Over the next few weeks the body makes antibodies and memory cells against the weakened or dead germs in the vaccine.
Then The antibodies can fight the real disease germs if the person is exposed to the germs and they invade the body. The antibodies will help destroy the germs and the person will not become ill.
Finally Antibodies and memory cells stay on guard in the body for years after the vaccination to safeguard it from the real disease germs.
WHY
vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those who come into contact with unvaccinated individuals.(protacts the community)
Small children needs vaccination for future diseses because their maternity immunity doesn't last long.
immunizations (shots) to protect them from dangerous childhood diseases
Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in this country, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
Vaccine prevent the Diseases that are almost unknown would have chance to comeback.
Risk W/ Vaccination
Vaccine are cultured in animal tissues so it contains animal protein which can be digested by human GI tract but if it is given in blood steam then it result in any kind of disorder.
Vaccine may contain animal viruses. Impossible to isolate one virus...
read full essay
Already a Member?
Login Now »
This essay and over 180,000 other essays are available now on OPPapers.com.
- Submitted by: andymore
- Date Submitted: 04/13/2007 12:43 PM
- Category: Science
- Words: 410
- Pages: 2
- Views: 731
- Rank: 56743