Because of the improvements in sanitation and hygiene in the last 100 years, Cholera has been wiped out of England and much of the rest of the world3. John Snow (1813 – 1858) A member of the royal college of surgeons, also a member of the royal college of physicians he played a big part in discovering the cause of Cholera. At the time, it was assumed that cholera was airborne, but he did not believe the ‘miasma’ (bad air) theory. He argued that it entered the body through the mouth. He published these ideas in an essay ‘On the Mode of Communication of Cholera’ in 1849.
Pamela Seagraves ENG COMP II 1/15/12 Maria Mahon Mandatory Vaccinations In the United States, vaccines have reduced or eliminated many infectious diseases that once routinely killed or harmed many infants, children, and adults. Regardless of this, more and more parents are becoming concerned about the long-term effects of vaccines and much debate is going on whether vaccinations should be mandatory. This debate is one of the most impassioned issues generated by advocates and opponents of mandatory vaccinations. Advocates believe in the safety of vaccines and that there should not be exemptions, while opponents are adamant that vaccines are a hazard to the health of children and that to make it mandatory would violate human constitutional
Vaccination programs have been successful in preventing the spread and occurrence of once common infectious diseases such as smallpox, diphtheria and polio. The smallpox vaccination program was especially successful with smallpox now declared completely eradicated. The Pan American Health Organisation’s effort to eradicate smallpox in 1950 was successful with smallpox being eliminated from all American countries except some South American countries. In 1967, the World Health Organisation assisted the movement to eradicate smallpox by contributing to the effort. In eradicating smallpox, strategies such as ring vaccination and herd immunity were implemented, preventing each outbreak from spreading.
Even so, millions will remain uninsured,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012). Taxes will increase, so yes our health insurance coast goes down but is made up for in higher taxes. Another con is that by forcing states into federally-mandated health insurance it goes against state rights and violates federalism. Finally, not only is there fines if you don’t have health insurance but there is also the fact that “some speculate that you can be thrown in jail for failure to pay your health insurance taxes,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012). The evaluations of the pros and cons should be evaluated by their effectiveness.
We hear so much these days about the exaggerated effects of the Obama care; negative as well as positive. That I want it to write about the negative impact that Obama care has for the people, including me. Because I believe it affects the lives of American society and their pockets. Ever since Obama care was first introduced back in 2010, it has been a ball of controversy. Mostly because it forces people to have health insurance even when most of us cannot afford it; if president Obama wanted it to help the community I think he should have kept in mind that he shouldn’t require the citizens do things they do not want to do and/or cannot afford to do.
February 13th, 2013 Samantha Hauca Overgrowth or Undergrowth? Recently, it has become widely accepted that our earth is becoming over populated. Countries have been trying to keep their birth rates down with their one-child policy. In the essay, “Health Canada Inadvertently Discloses Facts Planned Parenthood Would Like to Suppress”, Ted Byfield tries to persuade the audience that the world is actually in a serious population decline rather than population explosion, like the government is trying to convince us. Regrettably, Byfield doesn’t give a sturdy case, and with misled facts and statistics, it’s hard to be influenced.
Vaccinations versus Autism Jennifer Barraza PSYCH/ 540 2 July 2012 Nancy Lees Vaccinations versus Autism As a child I remember the dreadful feelings of going to my pediatrician to receive my “mandatory” vaccinations. Back then, it was a non questionable routine to ensure your shot record was complete and up to date. Daycares, schools, and youth camps required parents to submit proof it was done. Society believed these vaccinations were administered to protest our children from diseases here and aboard. Studies have shown the benefit of receiving vaccinations for diseases such as tetanus and typhoid more than out weigh the risk of being exposed to these diseases.
The investigation included hospitals, day care settings, churches, and schools. Measles outbreaks had been considered eradicated since 2000, however with more and more people choosing to be unvaccinated, and increasing travel outside the United States this has become a worry again for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The current rate for measles in the United States is 1 in 738,672 people (Vaccine incidence, 2014). Despite great achievements put forward toward global reduction of measles, there still remains a large issue. In 2010, 327,305 cases of measles were reported and approximately 139,300 deaths (CDC,
Despite fluctuations in population size, relatively stable population levels were maintained by preventive checks (changes of inheritance, delay in age of marriage, and birth control). The plague broke the Malthusian stalemate, and made Europeans restructure their society, and institute public health measures to control the spread of disease. This also lead people to begin questioning their faith in the church. The church claimed that the plague was sent
Abortions were a form of population control and were primarily used to preserve limited resources in small communities. Infancide in some parts of the world is a common practice to weed out the weak, the deformed and any unwanted pregnancy. The debate over the morality of abortion has raged for years, but only in the past two centuries has it become a main-stream issue. A person’s religious, social, cultural and moral beliefs usually determine whether or not they either approve or condemn the practice of abortion.