1.)a.) What percentage of U.S. parents vaccinate their children according to the recommended schedule? 90% of the U.S. parents vaccinate their children according to the recommended schedule. b.) How many immunizations are recommended for children during their first two years of life?…
Name of Disease Pertussis, also commonly called Whooping Cough Description of Disease (taxonomic classification, and picture of pathogen Pertussis aka Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis from the Betaproteobacteria class and Alcaligenaceae family Scientists have found eight species in the Bordetella genus, and of those eight, three of them are known to be pathogenic to humans. The most common are B. pertussis and B. parapertussis, and both cause whooping cough in people. They are distinguished by the toxins released during infection. B. Parapertussis releases toxins that appear to be a less severe form of pertussis and B. bronchiseptica may cause respiratory problems in humans…
Bordetella pertussis can be identified through various ways. Biochemical testing observes the physiology of a bacteria to determine its species. Polymerase chain reactions can also be used take a small sample of DNA and make many copies of it to identify the sequencing pairs. This also allow scientists to determine the species of the bacteria. Direct fluorescent antibody test can also be used to find pathogens.…
Strep throat is a contagious disease also known as streptococcal pharyngitis. It causes inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes or the lining of the back of the throat and the tonsils. The symptoms of strep throat include sudden pain in the throat without cold symptoms such as coughing or sneezing. Also white or yellow spots on your throat or tonsils, plus a bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of your mouth or near the back of your mouth towards the throat.…
The infection is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (State Government of Victoria, 2015). According to the State Government of Victoria (2015), one in every 200 infants who have whooping…
In 1793 a prompt fever ran through the urbanization of Philadelphia like the swiftest track contestant in the universe. That delirium was called yellow fever. If you had a vile case of yellow fever you had the choice of a French physician or an American physician to treat you. Yellow fever blew in Philadelphia by the nonresident freights. It happened in the burning hot as a coal summer of 1793.…
Influenza Influenza, also known as the flu is an airborne pathogen that has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Influenza can be spread through the air or by contact, and maybe infectious before symptoms occur. Symptoms of the flu may vary, and severity differs between age groups. People who are at high risk include younger adults with strong immune systems, the elderly, and people with previous problems such as asthma. Symptoms may include: sore throat, fever, muscle pain, and weakness.…
Elizabeth Reyes A&P January 11th, 2018 Influenza Influenza, also known as the flu, was discovered in 1918. A vet named J.S Koen was observing a disease in pigs which was believed to be the same as the flu today. In 1918, the flu pandemic broke out. It lasted for about a year, killing 20-50 million people.…
727 words Influenza nfluenza is also called the flu but it is not your common flu it is a highly contagious viral ere illness and can also cause infection the viral infection influenza can kill. The flu causes life threatening complications including pneumonia. The flu is spread by direct contact with a person with the infection and a person without. The estimated amount of deaths that influenza assist with is around three thousand in just Australia.…
The disease that I picked was Pertussis also known as “Whooping cough”, it comes from the Latin words “intensive cough”. It causes an inspiration whooping and it also can cause posttussive vomiting, apnea with or without cyanosis, paroxysms of coughing. Pertussis is a very highly contagious disease and can be caught by “direct contact with respiratory droplets from mucus membranes.” (Myra Carmon, 2010 p. 239) Pertussis began in the 1980s, but in 2012 the disease peaked again leaving 48,277 children being treated and 20 deaths.…
Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. The first reported outbreak was in the 16th century. However, the vaccine was produced in 1906. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are roughly 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths per year due to this disease. Whooping cough begins like a typical cold, however, becomes progressively worse.…
Influenza Influenza is a respiratory sickness that is caused by a virus that can lead a variety of illnesses. Countless solutions are available, but not all of them work. According to Newsela, although people receive flu shots and antiviral drugs, and avoided people with Influenza, the virus always beat their defences. Constantly mutating making a new vaccine every year, scientists are trying to determine what remains the same in flu strains every year. The first and most effective way to avoid Influenza is getting a annual flu vaccine.…
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Measles “Worldwide, about 20 million people each year get Measles” (For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children). This statistic shows that the measles infection affects many people worldwide each year. Measles is a highly contagious virus, that is most commonly found in children. Measles is a well known virus, that can have multiple symptoms associated with it. There is very little treatment options available that can be used.…
The whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. B. pertussis is a small, aerobic, gram-negative coccobacillus (U.S. Pharmacist, 2015, p.50). The pertussis toxin, as well as other antigenic factors produced by the bacterium, are primarily responsible for the clinical manifestations of the disease and the immunity that occurs following infection or vaccination (U.S. P, 2015, p.50). The whooping cough mainly affects infants under one year of…