Mumps Outbreak Summary

The parents need to get their child or children vaccinated to prevent the spread of the disease. Children can easily be affected because of germs and it can also spread

These belief systems are a great concern to parents who follow the compulsory vaccination schedule. Dr Karen Plant said, “The low rates mean a loss of ‘herd immunity’ which exposes those too young or ill, such as babies to be vaccinated, to disease and infection, which Mullumbimby has already been exposed to in the past” of the risks of low vaccination in communities. Mullumbimby mothers Toni Mcaffree both lost a child, to the Whooping Cough after an outbreak in the between 2009- 2013. Mother and Health Care worker Kalee Suthers, “They were to young to be vaccinated, so they relied on the rest of the community to be vaccinated to offer protection, but numbers wernt high enough” said when speaking of the deaths of the two babies.

Throughout history diseases have been and outbreak everywhere. There are cures, but the ones that are very deadly can kill an ill person within hours. The name of the diseases is the Bird flu, Spanish flu, the Plague, the Cholera, Smallpox, and the Ebola. The disease that is most affecting the nation is the plague.

This disease is spread by direct contact. Symptoms are very bad and after it it’s horrible. The disease symptoms will include high fever, body aches etc. This disease is transmitted The CDC has determined “smallpox is an acute, contagious, and sometimes fatal disease by variola virus” (“questions and answers about smallpox disease”). Smallpox has been around for many many years , about a thousand years.

The disease can also be spread y kissing, sharing drinks, toothbrushes, lipsticks and

A single person with, “pertussis can infect up to 12 to 15 other people” (Pertussis F.A.Q). Pertussis(Whooping Cough) is an easily transmitted virus, its vaccine has been developed, and Pertussis seems to be a near to nothing problem in the future. To begin with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough is, “a very contagious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella Pertussis” (Causes and Transmissions). It’s a common disease in the United States, it has reported peaks every 3 to 5 years and has frequent outbreaks. Pertussis easily passes from person to person due to the fact that it is capable of becoming airborne.

There has been many outbreaks of the plague from the first time it developed and the time it stopped causing mass epidemics, which can be attributed to huge advances in medicine. There were three major outbreaks of the plague throughout history. The first came in the 500’s called the Justinian Plague, The European Plague which is the most known of the three major epidemics. The European Plague is where the Plague got its famous nickname “The Black Death”. The final major outbreak of the Plague was known as The Great Plague of London which occurred in the 1600’s.

Judeah Auguste University of Alaska Anchorage The Doctors Plague, Sherwin B. Nuland Kraft The Doctors Plague depicts the story of the lifeline of Ignac Semmelweis, a physician in the First Division at the Allgemeine Krankenhaus hospital in Vienna and his discovery of childbed fever. Nuland opens the medical-scientific novel with a fictional story of a young nameless girl who is inching closer to her birth date. From her friend, she learns there are two obstetric divisions, one run by doctors and the other by midwives, advising the soon to be mom to stay clear of medical students. Already foreshadowing being attended by the medical students results in an uncomfortable situation, Nuland leaves the readers with curiosity and the answer to

1. Why did Marshall’s presentation lead Patricia to think he had influenza and not a cold? Why is it important to medically evaluate and diagnose a potential influenza infection? What test could be performed to diagnose influenza?

2008 AP english lang question 2 In the passage titled The great Influenza written by John Barry he talks about how scientists conduct scientific research and what it takes to be a scientist. He uses rhetorical strategies such as repetition, allusions and rhetorical questions. In the first paragraph Barry uses repetition numerous times with the words such as “certainty and uncertainty”.

The people of our city are terrified. trying to find a cure, or a way not to catch it. I hear No one can be in contact with others who are sick because it is so extremely contagious. We must find a cure soon. It is terrifying!

Parents who don’t vaccinate their children put them and others at risk because it allows normally preventable disease to continue to spread. Vaccinations have been around since 1796 and have since helped

Vaccines are like traffic lights; they ensure the safety of the public, be in heavily crowded areas, like schools, or densely trafficked roads. Traffic lights only work when all people follow the rules. If a car runs a red light, the car runs the risk of killing innocent pedestrians who are complying with the prescribed rules. Vaccines, if not utilized by most people, are ineffective. Even though some parents are concerned over the safety of vaccines, children who go to public schools should not be granted exemptions because vaccines are necessary to prevent outbreaks, children who do not receive vaccines are at risk of disease, and medically compromised children rely on vaccines to prevent disease.

Measles: Measles is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Virus lives in the throat of people and mucus of the nose with this infection. Physical contact, sneezing and coughing can spread the infection. Infected droplets of mucus can remain contagious and active for around two hours. Means that the virus can live outside the body .

The Benefit of Vaccination. Specific Purpose: To let everyone know about Benefit of Vaccinate. Central Idea: