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Martinez 1 Christina Martinez Professor Colburn SPC 1608 July 8, 2018 Outline Topic: Why children need to be vaccinated. Introduction: The WHO, World Health Organization estimates that vaccines annually prevent six million deaths worldwide. All children need vaccinations to prevent the worst illnesses and diseases from being exposed to them. Although, there are exceptions, such as children that cannot be vaccinated for religious or medical reasons. Today, due to the increasing trend of not vaccinating children, a major disease such as measles, that was once almost completely wiped out from America, is now coming back with multitudes of outbreaks across the nation. The general myth of vaccinations causing autism has spread false news to the public causing these outbreaks to now become more frequent due to parents not wanting their child vaccinated. There are three main reasons why children need to be vaccinated. Not vaccinating your child puts your child at risk. When you put your child at risk, you are also putting other children at risk, and when children are vaccinated, it promotes herd immunity. Parents need to vaccinate their children because of the risks diseases put on their lives, and not vaccinating your child is selfish, not only are you putting your child at risk, but other children too. I. How do vaccinations prevent contracting diseases? 1. "The vaccine contains an agent—a weakened (attenuated) or killed (inactivated) form of a pathogen, its toxin, or one of its surface proteins—that stimulates the vaccinated person's immune system to develop immunity to a disease such as smallpox or measles." (Stockley)

Martinez 2 a. "Initially, the smallpox symptoms and rash appear similar to chickenpox. However, unlike chickenpox, smallpox lesions develop at the same rate so that they are all visible in the same stage. Another major difference is that smallpox occurs primarily on the face and extremities, whereas chickenpox tends to be concentrate on the face and trunk area. Complications such as bacterial infection of the open skin lesions, pneumonia , or bone infections are the major causes of death from smallpox. " (Carson De-Witt) b.

"The measles rash begins. It appears in a characteristic progression, from the head, face, and neck, to the trunk, then abdomen, and next out along the arms and legs. The rash starts out as flat, red patches, but eventually develops some bumps. The rash may be somewhat itchy. When the rash begins to appear, the fever usually climbs higher, sometimes reaching as high as 105°F (40.5°C). There may be nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and multiple swollen lymph nodes. The cough is usually more problematic at this point, and the patient feels awful. " (Carson De-Witt)

2. The effectiveness of vaccines relies on herd immunity. a. Herd immunity is when the population is collectively immunized against a disease, thus preventing it from spreading since the disease cannot be contracted unless someone isn't immunized.

Martinez 3 a. This is how smallpox and measles became eradicated. The more the population vaccinates, the less chances of small children or people with medical issues ending up contracting these diseases. II. The biggest contributor to the decrease in children's vaccinations come from fear and myths. 1. The fear of vaccines causing autism led to the decrease of immunized children. a. The major fear of vaccinations, besides the fear of the needles, is the wellknown myth that it causes autism. In 1998, a single study was done with only 12 children that concluded that the mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines was the cause of autism and it was published, spreading like wildfire causing a decrease in childhood vaccinations. b.

Than around 1999–2002, the FDA removed this mercury from all childhood vaccines despite the lack of scientific evidence to support this risk. Although people do not realize that the amount of mercury in these vaccines equal to the amount you would get from a small can of tuna. This study led to the major anti-vaccine movement of today, that is so widely promoted by celebrities.

III. So, what happens when a child isn't vaccinated and becomes infected with measles which is becoming more common these days? 1. With the increasing number of children not being vaccinated these days, measles can now progress and become worse for children not immunized, leading them to suffer in pain and discomfort if they contract it.

Martinez 4 a. "A child with a nonmedical exemption from the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine is 35 times more likely to contract the disease than a vaccinated youngster, studies have shown." (Sun) b.

"A 2016 study found a neurological disorder that is a complication of measles, killing children years after they have been infected, is more common than previously thought. The disorder lies dormant for years and then is 100 percent fatal. Researchers don't know what causes the virus to reactivate, and there is no cure once it does. " (Sun)

IV. So how did these outbreaks start if the disease was declared eradicated? 1. Herd immunity is only effective if enough of the population participates, and areas with frequent traveling destinations are at the greatest risk for outbreaks. a. Well the outbreaks of measles began in early 2000 from Disney land in California. And we all know, being around Disney here, it is very easy to be exposed to something like that. b.

Hundreds and thousands of tourists from around the globe travel to here, central Florida, and it makes viruses, diseases, and illnesses so easy to spread. Without these vaccinations, we would be vulnerable, just like surfing the internet without anti-virus protection.

Conclusion: Just because it is a trend doesn't mean it is okay. Parents should be educated on the facts about vaccinations instead of putting others at risk. The dangers of not vaccinating your child outweigh the dangers of vaccinating them.

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